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than deliveries?
ANNING seasons are fast
and furious. The peas,
corn and tomatoes;the peaches;
the salmon; the milk, or what-
ever it may be, come in witha
rush, and there must be cans
sufficient for all that come.
There’s not much advance no-
tice as to the number of cans
that will be required, either.
Allanyone can do is estimate—
but the can maker is expected
to supply the cans as they are
needed. If he doesn’t....
Many packers have found that
it pays to use Canco Containers
for their packs of fruit, vege-
tables or sea food, if only for
security on deliveries.
For one thing, there is usually a
Canco factory fairly close by, so
shipments come quickly —by
truck if need be. And if any-
thing interferes with deliveries
from one Canco plant, there is
almost surely another within
economical shipping range.
So you’re practically certain of
cans, and of all you want when
you want them.
As to quality, “Canco Con-
tainers deliver the goods in-
tact”, and what more can be
said of packers’ cans?
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THE CANNING TRADE.
President,
Vice-President,
Treasurer,
Secretary,
Executive Committee,
Arbitration Committee,
Committee on Commerce,
Committee on Legislation,
Committee on Claims,
Hospitality Commitiee,
Brokers’ Committe,
Committee on Agriculture,
Counsel,
Chemist,
PACKERS and
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CANNED GOODS EXCHANGE
Year 1922-1923
John R. Baines.
W. H. Killian.
Leander Langrall
William F. Assau.
COMMITTEES
Benj.
Chas. G.
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Summers, Jr.,
C. J. Schenkel, A. Curry,
T. Preston Webster, John W.
Schall, Harry Imwold.
D. H. Stevenson,
Jones, J. A. Killian,
Thomas, G. S. Henderson.
E. C. White, Geo. T. Phillips,
George N. Numsen, W. E.
Robinson, Thos. L. North.
Fred. W. Wagner, Leroy Lan-
grall, R. S. Wrightson, Norval
E. Byrd, Jos. M. Zoller.
W. E. Lamble H. W. Krebs,
Robt. A. Sindall, Robt. A.
Rouse, Jas. F. Cole.
F. A. Torsch, Herbert C. Rob-
erts, H. L. Fleming.
William Silver, H.P.Strasbaugh,
Albert T. Myer, Jos.N. Shriver,
Samuel J. Ady.
Jno. C. Beeuwkes
Chas. Glaser.
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A Performance—Not Unusual
This customer marveled at our service—Why?
The other morning, we found a sailing vessel tied up at
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customer located on one of the tributaries of the Chesa-
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said PRINTED Cases. In an hour's time, we were load-
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Tomato Canning Over in Nearly All Sections—Pack Only a
Fraction of Former Normal Years—Corn Pack Fin-
ished and Is Short—Sweet Potatoes and
Pumpkin to Be Handled in Mod-
eration—The Apple Pack
A Puzzle.
When the tomato buyers found that the crop and pack
in the Tri-States would not amount to much, if any, more
than half the normal output, they pinned their faith on In-
diana and the Central West, including Missouri, and early in
the season they seemed to have good cause for this faith.
But now it is seen these hopes have failed them, for Indiana
is through with tomatoes and if reports from there are to be
credited—and there is no reason not to believe them—many
of the tomato canners are short on their future obligations.
So instead of Indiana having a surplus to help out the short-
age of the East, Indiana wants tomatoes to fill orders. Ohio
either sold fewer future tomatoes or has done better with her
crop and pack, and we think both conditions are true, for
there are no reports of troubles about futures from that State,
but neither is there chance for any amount of surplus. Mis-
souri is, possibly, the biggest disappointmeit of the season.
That State put in a big acreage of tomatoes and had reason
to expect a good size pack, But Missouri refused to listen to
low prices for her tomatoes, and, if you will recall, we held
her up as an example of the proper way to sell tomatoes, early
in the season. But Missouri was visited by a long and severe
drouth, accompanied by intense heat, and the crop was wrecked
so that the State expects hardly more than 60 per cent of a
normal pack of tomatoes. Just one more hope gone a glim-
mering for the cheap tomato buyers, and just one more reason
for the very strong position of tomatoes in all markets today.
It has been weeks since we had a decent rain here in the
East and so the little advantage that might have been gotten
from good, moderate tomato weather has been lost and now
it is too late. Tomato canning is done as anyone may well
suppose, when rather poor tomatoes are selling in the fresh
vegetable wholesale markets at 90c per five-eighths basket.
The Tri-States have possibly not reached 50 per cent of an
average pack, and if compared with 1919 and 1920, very much
less than this figure, due, not only to the poor crop, but to
the number of idle tomato canneries. Even at the $1.25 and
90c prices for No, 3s and 2s, respectively, holders of tomato
stocks are not anxious to sell. And as for No. 10s at $4.25,
the holders are almost scornful of such offers. Uneasy lies
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the head of the canned foods buyer who listened to the
Harpies who lulled him with false hopes of $1.05 for No. 3
standard tomatoes and 70c for No. 2s. Ard as for the to-
mato canner who sold out in fear of these vrices we would
like to feel sympathy for him, but we canuot. It is but a
short fornight since ‘‘that dreaded day’ of September 15th,
but the market has gone a long, long ways from where it was
supposed to go, in this short time.
The tomato market is strong, and in face of a compara-
tively light demand; fcr while the buyers now know that
low prices are impossible, still they are not “falling over
themselves” to buy. There is decidedly more buying than
there has been, coming from all sections of the country, but
it is not what should be expected. The buyers have not
changed their policy of letting the canners carry the load,
nor do they intend to change. But we hope our readers care-
fully perused our editorial of last week, and have come to
see that where small amounts are bought, higher prices mu t
be charged. Charge them wholesale prices for carload lots—
and the prices above mentioned are for carload lots—and if
they buy in less than carloads, add from 2%c to 5c per dozen
to these prices. You can get it, for you are entirely within
your rights in asking that they pay the added expense of small
lot handling and long carrying.
Corn is slowly working itself into the same condition as
tomatoes. The pack, everywhere, even in Maine, has been
completed, and represents only about 60 per cent of normal.
Much of the corn was sold as futures, and when these are
filled there will be but little surplus to’ weigh down the mar-
ket. There has not been much of a price advance, as yet,
because those short on their futures have not completely cov-
ered, but this will soon be accomplished and you may then
look out for price advances. Corn is surely very much strong-
er and gaiing strength every day, although this strength is
not reflected in the market prices. But there is no recession
in price in the West; there the corn market is strong at the
market. In the East there is some softness to market prices,
though the cause of it is not well defined.
Sweet potatoes and pumpkin are due to come upon the
canners’ tables but the canners are going at both of these ar-
ticles in a careful way, The sweet potato crop is fair, but
the demand lacking; but pumpkin is said to be a short crop
and not many likely to handle it. With us pumpkin is out of
quotation, and until more can be seen of the prospective
pack prices are not likely to appear. Sweet potato prices hold
firm at the market.
Sauer kraut is another article due to become active in
the canneries from now on. The cabbage crop is good and in
some sections said to be too good. although we recall but one
such report from anywhere,
The puzzle of the day is the apple pack. Nearly every
section of the country has a good apple crop, as was shown
in the Government report published in this paper last week.
But the producers of apples hold them in high esteem and
as a result the canners cannot see how they can profitably
pack apples at the price offered by buyers. Prices of $3.50
for No. 10s do not appeal to canners, when they see the raw
stock prices, and it looks as if the apple pack might be a very
small one, at least until demand and prices materially im-
prove. And the canners are acting wisely in this. What is
the use tieing up a lot of money in canned apples with little
or no chance to make anything.
Maryland lost its apple crop this spring, and the peach
crop went with it, a heavy freeze at that time ruining both
crops in Western Maryland, where most of these crops are
produced. Asa result, canning of peaches has been light and
raw stock high in price, On the other hand, California has a
fine crop of peaches and the growers have ‘broken from their
union and have been offering them at prices far below con-
tract prices. California peaches have been offering on the
market at comparatively low prices, though recently it is said
these have hardened somewhat. Fruits generally have been
weak for many months, although there would seem to-be no
good reason for this, as fruit crops have not been heavy, as a
general rule.
Fruit canners and canners of specialties or luxuries are
beginning to feel the effects of the big stirkes which were in
force all summer. There has come a check to the free and
easy buying of all kinds of luxuries; people are forced to be
more careful with their money, and all this is beginning to
tell upon the market. It cannot be otherwise.
Business is gradually improving in all lines, but the im-
provement is not marked by a steady forward movement, On
the contrary, it seems to be a halting movement; going for-
ward for a time and then stopping and dropping back a little,
October 2, 1922
and then forward again. This past week has been marked by
one of these recession periods, of complaints that money is
tight and that buying has fallen off. This may be displaced
next week by renewed activity and we expect to see this.
Taken all in all it is probably better that we get back to normai
business by this gradual process. In what we have just said
we refer entirely to the general business world. So far as the
canning industry is concerned it faces the brightest times it
has had in many years. In fact we do not see how it could
be much brighter, and the only cloud possible pertains to the
business of the rest of the world, and as is seen on every hand,
this also is steadily improving,
KERR’S REVIEW OF THE BALTIMORE MARKET
The Tomato Situation.—The tomato market at the moment
is strong; indeed it may be said to be very strong. The mar-
ket is of itself strong; and it is also strong because nearly
every seller firmly believes that it is strong. And because
nearly every seller believes that the market is strong he is
out to improve his advantage to the utmost, than which noth-
ing could be more natural. But the strength of the market
rests upon a much firmer foundation than a mere belief upon
the part of sellers that the market is strong. But this mental
attitude upon the part of sellers is not without its effect upon
the market for so long as the sellers believe that the market
is strong and cling to the hope that it will become even,
stronger, the market will lose nothing of its strength. So,
then, this is our message to buyers of tomatoes—the market
is strong!
Country operators quote ones tomatoes at $.55, but in the
city $.574%a60 are quoted. In the country twos tomatoes
may be brought at $.85, but in the city $.871%,a90 are the
prevailing quotations. Threes are quoted at $1.25a1.30, the
lower price obtaining among the country operators, the higher
among city operators. Tens remain very strong—$4.25. One
notes a reluctant attitude upon the part of seller; it isn’t
easy to seperaate them from their holdings, and offers which
are not in agreement with their ideas aree promptly dismissed.
The seller feels that the market is with him.
No. 1 Tomatoes ...$ .55 peninsula; $ .57%a .60 Baltimore
No. 2 Tomatoes ...$ .85 peninsula; $ .87%a .90 Baltimore
No. 3 Tomatoes ...$1,25 peninsula; $1.27%4a1.30 Baltimore
No. 10 Tomatoes ...$4,25 peninsula; $4.25 Baltimore
The Gorn Situation.—Advocates of corn are now “having
their day in court,” Corn, long silent in the market places,
now ventures to assert its claims; confidence has returned to
the breasts of corn distributers; they are more hopeful now
than they have been for a long time. It may not be doubted
that the strong upward movement in prices for tomatoes during
the past two weeks has helped stiffen the back-bone of the
corn market. One of the best informed corn operators in
Maryland, speaking of the ‘‘Southern’’ Fancy Shoe Peg Corn
situation gives it as his opinion that when holdings shall have
been summed up not more than 5,000 cases of Fancy Shoe
Peg Corn will be found available among Maryland producers.
We think it would be quite fair to say that the corn situation,
taken by and large, is stronger.
No. Standard Maine Style Corn
No. Extra Standard Maine Style Corn
No. Fancy Maine Style Corn
Standard Shoe Peg Corn
Extra Standard Shoe Peg Corn....
Fancy Shoe Peg Corn
Standard Whole Grain Evergreen Corn... ‘17% a80)
Cut Stringless Beans—Baltimore
Standard $ .80a82%
Standard $3.75a3.85
Whole Stringless Beans—Baltimore
Standard
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Send us your inquiries for all ceanaul foods of Maryland
packing. We have attractive prices for peaches, stringless
beans, spinach and sweet potatoes.
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: NEW YORK MARKET
Tomatoes Very Strong and Active—Jobbers End Their Waiting—
Corn Prices Also on the Rise—Fancy Salmon Booming—
Sardines Weak—Pineapple Strong—Taking Some
Sweet Potatoes—Notes.
New York, Sept. 29, 1922.
Tomato Advance Feature—Maryland tomatoes have again
proven the outstanding factor in canned foods circles for the
week, an extremely strong and active market ruling. Buyers
who had been turning a deaf ear to the advice of their brokers
only two or three weeks ago, and who were confidently awaiting
the much-harped-upon “glut” at the canneries, and consequent
market demoralization, now find that, in the words of the dean
of the canned foods brokerage fraternity, they have been led by
false prophets. The market on No. 1s has shared in the general
firmness, and is now up to 57'c, with 2s commanding 85 to
87%4e, and 3s, $1.25 to $1.30, with 109 firm at $4.25, all prices
per dozen f. o. b. cannery. Buyers are finding it difficult in the
majority of instances to shade on any of these sizes or prices,
despite their persistent efforts to bring out lower-priced offer-
ings. The chain stores are still selling No. 2 tomatoes at retail
at 8 cents per tin, or three for 25 cents, according to the price
lists of the various organizations.
Western Standard Corn Firmer—In the face of a greatly
curtailed pack, Ohio canners have marked up their prices on
standard corn, and the market is now quoted at 82% to 85 cents
per dozen, according to brand, It is now reported that the pack-
ergy are getting only 65 to 75 per cent of their estimated pack,
owing to crop damage due to excessive heat during the early
part of the month. Maryland and Delaware corn canners are
quoting 77% to 80 cents, factory, for standards; generally the
latter price. It is known that business has been turned down
at 77% cents by some packers.
Maine Corn Steady—While the pack of corn in Maine will
not exceed 50 per cent of what the canners had hoped to put
up, future sales were very light, and some of the canners will
deliver in full, while others will be obliged to make slight cuts
in their deliveries of orders. The market is strongly held at
$1.35 for No. 2 fancy cut Crosby, and $1.60 to $1.65 for fancy
Golden Bantam in No. 2 tins on the small surplus stocks in the
hands of the packers.
Boom in Chinook Salmon—Fancy Columbia River chinook
salmon is practically “out of sight” both as to price and supply.
Small lots of flat halves might be had on spot for $2.65 to $2.70
per dozen, but there are no sizable offerings of flat pounds on
the resale market. With the last paid price $4.25 on this size,
brokers say that any further offerings would command $4.50.
Sardines Still Weak—No improvement in the Maine sardine
situation has occurred during the week. Packers are still quot-
ing out quarter keyless oils at $2.65 per case f. o..b. Eastport, and
news reports indicate that some of the canners have closed
down their factories because of the unfavorable market. There
is some interest in the report of the contemplated merger of the
packers into a selling organization, but bearing in mind recent
failures of similar attempts, the trade is not placing much con-
fidence in he possibility of a stiffening of the market through
joining action by the packers.
Tuna Fish in Demand—The spot tuna fish market has stif-
fened during the week, with the situation in packing centers on
the Coast exceptionally firm. The local jobbing market is quoted
at $5.50 for quarters white meat, with halves commanding $8.75
to $9.00 per case. Prices on bluefin entirely nominal in the ab-
sence of any sizable offerings.
No Change in Shrimp—Buyers have not shown much interest
in further offerings of canned shrimp during the week, and the
market remains unchanged at $1.25 to $1.85 for 1s, and $2.50
to $2.70 for 1%s, both f. o. b. factory. Most of the local dis-
tributors have taken on enough shrimp to fill their early sea-
son’s requirements.
Cling Peaches Unsettled—Standard cling peaches of the new
pack are rather unsettled in the California market. Packers re-
port the market at $1.95 to $2.00 per dozen, yet sales have been
made by the smaller canners as low as $1.85 f. o. b. steamer.
Practically all of the low-priced offerings, however, are those of
canners who normally sell the private label jobbers, but this
season find themselves with a small surplus on hand owing to
the fact that the new pack ran largely to the small standard
quality fruit. The market for choice and fancy grades is strong:
and tending upwards.
Hawaiian Pineapple Strong—Offerings of new pack Hawai-
ian pineapple for re-sale are not heavy, and the market is
strengthening, with 15 per cent advance over the opening of
the California Packing Corporation now asked. Buyers are re-
ceiving notices of short delivery of new pack, especially sliced
grades, some deliveries of only 45 per cent being made on this
grade. No. 10 goods are being generally delivered in full, with
the exception of crushed on the part of two or three canners
who booked a heavy business on this size.
Slow Market for Apples—Packers of gallon apples are get-
ting a slow demand for their product, owing to the fact that
buyers are “laying off” making purchases this year in the face
of the heavy crops of apples reported from all sections. of the
country. Baltimore packers are offering standards at $3.25 per
dozen, with Pennsylvania packers quoting on the same basis.
New. York State packers offer standards at $3.25, with choice
at 50 cents over this figure. Maine apples are held at $3.50 for
new pack, all prices being f. o. b. canneries,
Offer Cranberry Sauce—Baltimore canners are offering out
new cranberry sauce, stained, at $1.25 per dozen for No. 1 tins
and $2.25 per dozen for 2s, both prices f. 0. b. cannery. This
product has been meeting with growing favor on the part of
consumers during the past few years, and the Baltimore pack is
grading up well among the leadeys in this particular industry.
Interest in Sweet Potatoes—Local jobbers are placing small
orders for new pack canned sweet potatoes at $1.00 for standard
8s, 75¢ for 2s, 55¢ fer 1s, and $3.50 for 10s, all per dozen, f. o. b.
cannery. Packers this year are offering 242s at $6.00 per dozen
and 1%s at 70c. Sweet potato sales in this market, while grow-
ing, are not heavy, and buyers do not stock up much in antici-
pation of future requirements.
Alaska Salmon Quiet—Routine buying of new pack Alaska
salmon for Coast shipment is reported, and the market remains
unchanged. A little weakness has developed in the market for
reds among the smaller canners, but inasmuch as the holdings
of these factors are very limited, the weakness is but temporary.
The larger packers are quoting firm at $2.25 per dozen, f. o. b
Seattle.
May Change Freight Rate—Persistent efforts are being
made in local steamship circles to bring about a revival of the
Intercoastal Conference, with a view to increasing present low
charges on freight shipments from the Pacific Seaboard to Gulf
and Atlantic Coastal ports. At the present rate of 30 cents per
100 pounds on canned foods, many of the steamships are losing
money on every voyage. While the price-cutting on canned
foods and other rates came about as a result of a price war
among the steamship companies, it now appears that the finan-
cial backers of the lines have about decided to call a halt and —
sign an armistice agreement.
NOTES
Norman J. Griffith, sales manager for the Stittville, N. Y.,
Canning Co., was a visitor in the market during the week, mak-
ing his headquarters with U. H. Dudley & Co.
S. E. Comstock, of S. E. Comstock & Co., well-known can-
ners of Newark, N. Y., was another up-State packer in the mar-
ket this week. Mr. Comstock was stopping with Butler & Ser-
geant, Inc.
Beesemyer-Waggoner, Inc., of Los Angeles, have been ap-
pointed sole agents in the United States and the United Kingdom
for the McGaffey Canning Co., of San Fernando, Cal. Wiley &
Powell, Inc., are New York representatives of Beesemyer-Wag-
goner. The McGaffey Company recently took over the San
Fernando Canning Co.
George Newhall, of H. W. Newhall & Co., prominent San
Francisco shippers, was here this week, stopping with his brok-
ers, H. H. Ashenfelter, Inc.
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H. D. Scoville, packer of a well-known line of canned foods,
with a cannery at Constantia, New York, was on Hudson street
during the week.
The baseball team, of R. C. Williams & Co., numbering
among its members several of the canned foods department, has
finished its season with 14 games won and 1 lost.
“NEW YORK STATER.”
MAINE MARKET
Corn Canning Season Closes—Only Those Who Sold Very
Light of Futures Can Deliver in FulJ—Have Not
Advanced Prices Yet—But Few Firms Will
Pack Apples This Year.
Portland, Maine, September 29, 1922.
The corn canning season is closed for another eleven
months. The final reckoning shows a much shorter crop
than was anticipated, and short deliveries are necessarily be-
ing made. A large part of the pack will be made on a basis
of 80 per cent delivery—and at least one of these large pack-
ers stopped selling when he had 60 per cent of his estimated
acreage covered with sales, which will indicate how short his
yield per acre was, 80 per cent of 60 per cent, There are
several who are able to make 100 per cent delivery, owing to
light future sales, and some of these firms have small amounts
of corn now in hand. Bantam corn is very scarce indeed;
practically all of the small spot surplus is Crosby. And sales
are already beginning on this stock, so there will be no carry-
over whatever. Corn packers are very reasonable, asking
only the established price of $1.35 for present holdings; they
believe the jobbers are sincere in wanting to keep the price
down within reach, and seem willing to do their share. The
last Golden Bantam corn reported went at $1.60, and buyers
are so anxious for these goods that the price may advance
when small lots can be found,
The apple situation is little changed from last week.
Very few firms will can apple this season, and they report
orders enough to start in on. They are pot buying heavily
from the orchards, and will quit packing whenever they have
their orders taken care of. It is not intended to put up any
surplus this year. If you ask a canner what apple is worth
he will say $4.00; but if you ask him what he will take for
it, he may say $3.75 or $3.70. Some apple has sold for $4.00,
more at $3.80, and very little at the lower figures named.
There is still a small amount of last year’s apple on hand,
and this is being closed out at $3.15 to such trade as will
consume quickly.
Blueberries have justified the belief that they were worth
full price and would sell. While there have been berries on
the market at figures around $2,00 and $9.00 for No. 2s and
No. 10s, these appear to be all taken up and the present
stocks are held in strong hands. The base quotation is $2.20
and $9.50 for berries in water.
Sardines are a matter of past history in Eastport, but
Portland factories are still operating almost. on full time.
Prices are very much broken, one or two yet holding to $3.00
and others willing to sell at much below that figure, It will
surely be a boon and a boom to the industry if control is
placed in capable hands.
MAINE.
CHICAGO MARKET
Buyers Want Pumpkin in Enamel Lined Cans—The Reasons
for This—Indiana Tomato Market Advancimg—Many
Canners Short on Tomato Futures—Corn
Strong—Peas Steady—Apples
Lower Prices.
Chicago, September 29, 1922.
The canned pumpkin season is here aud the disposition
of the buyers igs to confine their purchases to pumpkin packed
In sanitary enamel lined cans.
They claim that pumpkin seems predisposed to stain in
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the plain inside cans and that it cannot be carried over from
one season to another because it will disco'or wherever it is
carried over from one season to another.
I think that this is the reason for the decline in the sale
of canned pumpkin in the past few years. The housewife
does not understand the discoloration when it is packed in
plain cans and quits using it, The difference in price on
twos is only about 4 cents and on 2%s is only about 5 cents
per dozen, and on 3s 6 cents, and on 10s about 12 cents per
dozen, and this small difference seems to me to be standing in
the way of a great big increase in the demand for canned
pumpkin, and the danger of its becoming a disappearing com-
modity.
The same conditions apply to canned squash. Every can
of pumpkin that goes into the hands of a cook that shows
discoloration when opened, kills the demand from that family
of consumers.
Canners may claim that they cannot get the additional
price to cover the cost of the enamel lined cans. They could
do so easily, however, if they would refuse to pack pumpkin
or squash in plain inside cans.
I am not talking at random in this matter, for I have
in years past sold thousands of cases of canned pumpkin to
the retail trade, and have carried it over from season to sea-
son and have had a lot of trouble with it.
Neither have I any interest in the promotten of the sale
of the enameled cans, I am talking and writing for the in-
terest of the canners of pumpkin and squash, and for the
purpose of reinstating those splendid food products in the
popularity with consumers which they deserve.
The market for Indiana tomatoes has advanced this week
and standards are quoted f. 0. b. cannery, 2s at 90c, 3s at
$1.25, and 10s at $4.25, and the canners seem to be indiffer-
ent about accepting orders. I understand that many of them
have not yet packed enough to fill their orders, and do not
care to take on more business,
The weather is continuing quite cold around the lake
shores, but I understand that it is warmer in the interior and
that the season for tomato canning is likely to be prolonged
to about October 10, if frosts will hold off. In some localities
however, the pack is all finished.
Canned corn is unchanged and is strong at 80a8214—85c,
f. o. b, canneries as to the location and mood of the sellers.
Peas are steady and there is no especial, pressure to sell,
but buyers are looking for 3s Alaska fancy grade and cheap
standards.
New York canners are naming a price of $3.50 cannery
on No. 10 apples of the fall pack, and have begun canning
them in several localities. The price seems reasonable and
buyers are becoming interested.
The orders are rolling into the J. M. Paver Co., of Chi-
cago, for the “Story of the Tomato,” a pamphlet that is going
to increase the sale of tomatoes tremendously if largely cir-
culated. They have received orders for more than a half mil-
lion copies already and the end is not in sight, Tomato can-
ners should put 24 in a case, one to be handed out with
every can of tomatoes. The price is only $1.68 per thousand
folded, and they are being furnished at cost.
WRANGLER.
CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLEMEN
A friend of ours, up in Northern Wiscons*n, sends us this
clipping, as pertinent to discussions which have been going
on for some time in the industry—the brokers, wholesale gro-
cers, etc.
“A farmer rushed into town and inquired o the first
man he met, where he could find an undertaker.”
“An undertaker,’ the man asked solicitously, “is there
someone dead at your place?”
“No,’”’ replied the farmer, ‘‘but my wife is mighty sick.”
“Well, then,’’ the man advised, ‘“‘what yeu want is a phy-
sician, not an undertaker,”
“No,” said the farmer, “what [ want is an undertaker.
You know I’ve joined the co-operatives, and we’ve cut out
these middlemen.”
CANNING MACHINERY
FRUITS~- VEGETABLES: FISH
A.K.ROBINS 6& CO. BALTIMORE,MD.
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Denton, Md., Sept. 23rd, 1922.
We have packed about two-fifths of what we expected to
can of No. 3 tomatoes. This does not take into consideration
the pack of our branch factories,
Van Wert, Ohio, Sept. 25th, 1922.
Corn yield about 70 per cent. Quality good. Acreage,
two-thirds less than normal. Tomato acreage, 60 per cent.
Yield about 75 per cent, if we hold .ut ten days longer .—
Amelia, Ohio, Sept, 25th, 1922.
Our tomato pack will be about 90 per cent of a ten-year
average. Quality fair.
Henderson, Md., Sept. 23rd, 1922.
Seventeen thousand five hundred and seventy-nine cases
of corn packed to date; 14,711 cases of tomatoes packed to
date.
Crothersville, Ind., Sept, 25th, 1922.
Our pack of tomatoes this year is about 75 per cent nor-
mal on the amount of acreage we had. The pack is practically
done; we have only a few growers hauling in scattered pick-
ings, which we are making into catchup. The canning of to-
matoes in Southern Indiana has ceased, practically every fac-
tory we know of closed down during the past week. We do
not can corn or peas.
Albany, Inel., Sept. 19th 1922,
Tomato condition, 80 per cent. Yield, 89 per cent. Acre-
age, 100 per cent.
Grimes, Ia, Sept. 22nd, 1922,
The dry hot weather has almost ruined the tomatoes here.
Won’t be over 25 per cent of a normal crop.
Keokuk, I[a., Sept. 25th, 1922.
The yield of tomatoes did not come up to our usual aver-
age, However, the quality has been good and our entire pack
will grade extra standard.
Tipton, Ia, Sept. 25th, 1922.
Canned corn is the only item we pack. Packing season
is now closed, having finished September 16th, packing only
25,000 cases—just about half of our usual pack. Quality is
very good, but hot weather cut the yield short and our acreage
was also less than usual. Same conditions seem to have pre-
vailed in nearly all parts of the State.
Onalaska, Wis., Sept. 18th 1922.
Cabbage—Early crop good, but dry weather makes late
crop problematic. Pickles—Cucumber crop about 50 per cent
of a normal yield. Sweet Corn—-Crop about normal, but qual-
ity not up to usual standard.
Seymour, Mo., Sept. 25th, 1922.
I can tomatoes only, The crop in this section is not more
than 60 per cent of normal yield.
Reed Springs, Mo., Sept. 25th, 1922.
Tomatoes are the main crop here and they are about one-
half crop. The dry weather has cut all patches chort.
Norridgewock, Me., September 27, 1922.
String Beans—Acreage one-third larger than 1921. Pack
only four-fifths of 1921 in 1922. Corn acreage three times
as large as 1921, Packed less than 1921. ‘
Apples—No crop in this section. if any *s packed must
have been bought from outside of State.
Hopewell Junction, N. Y., September 24, 1922.
Tomatoes—Acreage normal. Crop harvested 75 per cent
of average. Apples—Large crop but poor quatity. Beets—25
per cent yield in 50 per cent acreage,
Humboldt, Tenn., September 26, 1922.
Tomatoes—Acreage about normal.
Green Beans—Acreage 50 per cent, y‘eld 100 per cent.
Potatoes—Acreage 50 per cent., yield 50 per cent.
r'es—Acreage 100 per cent, yield 75 per cent.
grown here for canning purposes,
Tennessee west of Tennessee River.
Sweet
Strawber-
Nothing else
This report covers all of
yield 100 per cent..
October 2, 1922
CANNED CORN FALSELY ACCUSED
A prominent newspaper in Chicago reported the severe
ulJness of two members of a family attributed to poisoning from
eating canned corn, :
Through co-operation with Chicago University and the
United States Health Service, we have secured a copy of the
report of the Chicago Health Department which investigated
the case. It is signed by Dr. S. L. LeVint and reads, in part,
as follows:
“I found that the symptoms as related by the parties
did not resemble ptomaine poisoning. é Stomach
analysis by coroner’s chemist; all tests of ptomaine were
negative. Patients were released next day. I visited the
parties and brought in the empty can. From all
observations 1 would conclude this was not ptomaine poi-
soning.”’
The matter has been taken up with the newspaper in an
effort to secure a correction and for the purpose of calling
their attention to the unfairness of publishing such reports
baced on erroneous information.
WHAT A TRADE-MARK MUST NOT BE.
(From Trade-Mark Service Co., Fort Wayne, Ind.)
(Reprinted from “Lafax,” Philadelphia.)
To obtain exclusive use of a Trade-Mark, and with-
out exclusive use it is valueless, and to be in an invul-
nerable position to protect such use, the mark must
conform to certain laws, usages and precedents based
on court decisions. It is easier to say what a mark
should not be than to specifically and precisely state
what it should be.
1. A mark must not be descriptive of the goods or
their use. “Hand-picked” for fruits and vegetables is
descriptive of the products, while “luncheon” would be
descriptive of their uses.
_ 2, A mark must not be deceptive. It must not
misrepresent the quality, composition, character, na-
ture or origin of the merchandise on which it is used.
3. A mark must not be geographical. Any one liv-
ing in Detroit would have the right to say that auto-
mobiles of their manufacture were Detroit automobiles.
No one could have the exclusive use of such a word.
_ 4. A mark must not be identical or sufficiently
similar to one in use by others as to cause confusion on
goods of the same descriptive properties.
5. A mark must not be a representation of the
symbol of the Geneva Cross, or the Greek Red Cross, or
the words Red Cross.
6. A mark must not consist of the flag or coat of
arms, of the United States, or any State, or any muni-
cipality, or the insignia thereof; or of any foreign na-
tion.
7. A mark must not be in the form, shape, or rep-
resentation of the material on which it is used; nor can
the color of container be claimed as a valid mark.
8. A mark must not consist of or contain immora!
or scandalous matter, or be against public policy.
9 A mark must not consist merely of the name of
an individual, tirm, corporation or association, except
it is used in a distinctive manner. Such names are
Trade Names, not Trade-Marks.
10. A mark must not consist of the portrait of a
living individual without the consent of the individual
in writing.
11. A mark must not be a design or picture
adopted as an emblem by any fraternal society; nor
the name, colors, flag, banner, or distinctive mark of an
incorporated institution, organization, club or society.
October 2, 1922 THE CANNING TRADE
RECIPROCITY
HE canners, or others directly or indirectly connected with this industry,
are compelled to buy supplies every year, and are always on the
look-out for the best in machinery—want and will buy it, if it is right,
or if the supply house is dependable——
So when they see the adveritsement in their paper- The Canning
Trade —- they reply; or seek where and what to buy in The Canning
Trade- for as that paper keeps them posted in all matters pertaining to
selling, they expect it to. do so about the things they must buy.
They are in want of things—
The advertiser has them to sell-—-
They meet upon common ground
—thats reciprocity.
And there is nothing in the business that does this necessary work
so well—as The Canning Trade. This comes from its long years of
faithful service — nearly 50 — and the confidence engendered thereby.
It takes time and experience to beget confidence—who is there to
exceed us? Empty promises will not answer. SUPPLY MEN, it’s time
to advertise.
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CALIFORNIA MARKET
Market Continues To Grow Stronger—Shipments of Peaches—
Tomato Canning Om In Full Swing—Standardizing
Canning Peaches — Coast Notes,
San Francisco, Sept. 29, 1922.
The Market—The California canned fruit market con-
‘tinues to grow stronger and is regarded as being in a very hea'thy
condition. Most of the advances that have been made of late have
been made by independent operators who have been selling below
-the opening lice of the large packers. Now that a shortage of
high-grade fruits is in prospect, buyers who have been holding
-off the placing of orders in the hope that prices would get on a
lower basis have come into the market and have found comsid-
erab'e difficulty in getting their requirements filled. especially in
-high-grade peaches. The demand for the lower grades has also
-been: stimulated and a good business is being done through the
‘entire jist. Canners are still operating on peaches, but the bulk
of the pack has been made and plants will be closing about the
‘first of October, particulariy those in the growing districts where
-there are no facilities for refrigeration. Some delay has been ex-
sperienced in making de'iveries, owing to the difficulty of obtaining
~box shook, but this trouble is over and shipments are now going
‘forward as usua!,
Peaches—All records for the shipment of cling peaches
out of Sutter County for a single day were broken on Sep-
tember 14, when 135 cars were cent out to canneries in the
“Greater San Francisco district.. Another record was made
in the size of one of the fruit trains, this being made up of
81, cars, and said to be the greatest trainload of fruit ever
shipped in. the world The shipments were of Phillips clings
‘and represented a value to growers of $150,000. Prior to this
the record shipment was 125 cars for a single day..
Tomatoes—The canning of tomatoes is in full cwing, but
the output is bound to be well below normal, owing to a de-
-ereased acreage and the fact that the crop in the Sacramento
Valley and in Southern California has been damaged by hot
weather. The outlook in the spring was so uncertain that
growers turned their attention to other crops, in many in-
‘stances, only to find that they could have disposed of every-
thing that could have been grown, and at fair prices. Cali-
fornia packers are securing business from the Atlantic sea-
board, something that was scarcely expected, but which has
been made possible by the light pack throughout the-country
and the extremely low water freight rates that have been
placed in effect.
John A. Fowler, United States Trade Commissioner for
the Philippines, Siam, British Malaya, the Netherland Indies
and French Indo-China, was a recent visitor at San Francisco
and declared that the business men of this city were over-
looking an opportunity for trade in the tropical Orient. Cali-
fornia fruits are well established there, he caid, but little in
the canned vegetable line is purchased, with the exception of
asparagus, which has become quite a favorite. Mr. Fowler.
‘who was formerly connected with local importing and export-
ing houses, has completed the compilation of a commercial
‘handbook on the Netherland Indies and British Malaya and
will gather data during the next two years on the other coun-
tries in his jurisdiction,
, Standardizing Canning Peaches—California peach grow-
ers are much interested in the movement under way to stan-
dardize canning varieties and this matter will receive much
attention from now on. Among the organizations interested
in the movement are the Canners’ League of California, the
Southern California Canners’ Bureau, the California Nursery-
men’s Association, the Nurserymen’s Bud Selection Association,
the United States Department of Agriculture, the State De-
partment of Agriculture and the University of California
While all varieties of fruit are receiving attention, peaches are
coming in for special consideration, since this is the leading
canning fruit and the one that suffers most through the de-
‘terioration of strain. Canning varieties of peaches have come
‘pnd gone and almost been forgotten, while other fruits, such
cs Bartlett pears, have remained unchanged..
October 2, 1922
With the idea of increasing its acreage and greatly en-
larging its output, the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Ltd., of
Honolulu, T. H., has acquired an eighteen-year lease, with an
option of a twenty- year renewal on 12,000 acres of splendid
pineapple land on the Island of Oahu, belonging to the Waialua
Sugar Company. For this lease and approximately $1,250,000
in cash, it gives a one-third interest in the stock of the Ha-
waiian Pineapple Company. Through this transaction it in-
creases its holdings by abbout 80 per cent, and again places it
in a dominant position in the pineapple inductry, a standing it
held for many years. Last year it packed 29.4 per cent. of
the entire output of the territory, with a pack of 1,544,007
cases, but this was surpassed by another concern with an out-
put of 1,776,160 cases, or 33.8 per cent. of the total pack
of 5,249.851 cases. The Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Ltd.,
has al'o taken a three months’ option on the Island of Lanai
from the Baldwin interests. This island contains about
100,000 acres, of which it is estimated that 15,000 acres or
more are cuitable for the growing of pineapple, The fruit
has been grown there on an experimental scale, but not on a
commercial basis.
Ceast Notes—Judge J. H. Logan of San Francisco, Cal.,
has received an invitation from Governor Oleott of Oregon to
attend the State Fair at Salem and plans to be there on Sep-
tember 29th, which has been set aside as ‘Logan Day.” Judge
Logan is the originator of the Loganberry, which thrives to
perfection in the vicinity of Salem, and also evolved the mam-
moth blackberry, commonly known as the “Black Logan.” He
is a pioneer of California, having come to this State 60 years
ago. but is hale and hearty, despite the weight of 82 vear~,
A. H. Tarleton, secretary of the Association of Hawaiian
Pineappie Canners, sailed for Honolulu from San Francisco on
September 20th, following a business visit of two months on
the mainland.
Miss Jo°-ephine Moore,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
C. Moore, was married at
“Rancho Tres Oios de Agua” at
Santa Cruz, Cal., on September 16th to Dean Dillman of Sacra-
mento Mr, Moore is one of the largest growers and packers
of olives in California.
Fred B. Childs of Libby, McNeil & Libby is a visitor at
the San Francisco office from Chicago.
The Wideman Goat Milk Company has fitted up a con-
den‘ary in the old Salinas Brewery at Salinas, Cal.
Plant No. 10 of the California Peach and Fig Growers,
Inc., at Fresno. Cal.. was destroyed recently by fire, with a
loss of about $150.000.. “BERKELEY,”
THE IMMUNITY GRANTED TO HARD CIDER
(From, the Washington Herald.)
What abovt hard cider? Once more the perplexing ques-
tion has been raised. Must the city dweller continue to sub-
mit to arrest for having in his pocsession 2.75 per cent beer,
while his country relative can keep in his cellar apple/ juice in
fermented condition which registers as high as 2 per cent?
The question is all the more perplexing because it involves
one feature of the Volstead act which, we are assured, cannot
be enforced.
Yet cider is, without doubt, one of the most obnoxious
forms of alcohol. Some drinks make a man morose, some make
a man happy; some set him to laughing, and some set him to
erying. But cider, so far as we have been able to observe,
bas only one effect, It sets a man to fighting. It is, however,
the eariest of all intoxicants to manufacture at home. A simple
and harmless drink simply is allowed to stand in the cellar for
a few weeks. At the end of that time it has ‘‘kick’’ enough
to make a bluebird fight an eagle. ;
But what can be done about it—-even if it is a plain viola-
tion of the law? There are a great many thousand farm-
houses in the United States and there is a keg of cider in the
cellars of most of there. There is no guiding scent by which
the fermentation can be traced. No complicated apparatus is
required in the manufacture, It clearly would be foolish to
put all cider mills out of business—depriving the public of one
of the cleanest and least harmful of soft drinks. We see noth-
ing for enforcement officers to do but let the farmer keep his
hard cider-—so long as he makes and drinks it himself.
The American farmer is fortunately situated to break the
dry law. His city cousins meet with greater difficulty. But
that is no reason why the path of lawlessness should be made
easier. Enforcement agents may as well let the farmer have
his cider, fight with his neighbors and beat up his wife, But
they can watch closely to see that he sells none of it to folks
in the village.
October 2, 1922
THE CANNING TRADE.
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16 THE CANNING TRADE.
A STUDY OF SWEET-POTATO VARITIES,
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR
CANNING QUALITY.
By C. A. MAGOON and C. W. CULPEPPER,
Office of
Horticultural and Pomological Investigations.
(Continued from last week.)
In order to determine the processing temperature
and time periods which would yield the desired quality
from the standpoint of appearance and flavor, the fol-
lowing experiments were carried out.
Potatoes of the three varieties, Nancy Hall, Big-
Stem Jersey and Southern Queen were washed, placed
on trays in a steam chamber and subjected to flowing
steam for 30 minutes. At the end of this time they
were removed from the chamber, rapidly peeled by
hand, and then passed through a food chopper. This
gave uniform material for the tests. One lot of No. 2
and No. 3 cans of each variety was sealed at tempera-
tures ranging from 70 to 80 degrees C., and then an-
other lot was allowed to cool to room temperature and
then processed. From each of these lots a series of
cans was treated as follows:
(1) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 hours continuously in boiling water.
(2) 1% hours in boiling water on each of three successive
ays.
, (3) 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 and 120 minutes in the steam retort
at 109° C. (steam pressure about 5 pounds).
(4) 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 and 120 minutes at 116° C. (steam
pressure about 10 pounds).
(5) 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 and 120 minutes at 121° C. (steam
pressure about 15 pounds).
Examination of the contents of these cans showed
that for the present needs the most satisfactory re-
sults could be obtained under the conditions described
with No. 2 cans processed at 116° C. for 45 minutes
and with No. 3 cans treated similarly for one hour.
Satisfactory results as to quality were likewise ob-
tained both by the intermittent processing in boiling
water for 114 hours and by continuous boiling in the
water bath for three to four hours.
The supply of many of the varieties available for this
work having been exhausted, it was impossible during
this first season to carry out complete comparative
tests based upon the data thus far obtained. Such
material as did remain, however, was canned, and com-
parisons were made with that handled earlier in the
season. The method of preparation of this material
was essentially as described under the last experiment,
special care being taken that the cans were properly
filled with the hot material and sealed at once. No. 2
cans were employed and processing was done in the
steam retort at 10 pounds steam pressure for 45
minutes.
On opening these cans for the examination of the
contents it was found that the potato was bright and
attractive in color, no caramelization was apparent to
the taste or sight, and the results in general were sat-
isfactory. Comparison of this material with that can-
ned immediately after digging showed it to be far su-
perior quality, due to the first lot being overprocessed,
and a marked difference in the consistency was noted.
As before stated, those potatoes canned early in the
season were firm and fairly dry, but in these the con-
sistency was much less firm, and in such varieties as
the Nancy Hall, Porto Rico and Southern Queen the
material was very soft and moist. The work of the
October 2, 1922
earlier investigators upon the transformation in the
starch of the sweet potato during storage suggested
the possible cause of this difference in the consistency
of freshly dug and_of stored potatoes, but it was neces-
sary to postpone investigations of this problem until
some later date. All canned potatoes not already
opened were stored for later comparisons.
Work in 1919.
The work of 1918 showed that sweet potatoes under-
go changes in storage which greatly alter the firmness
of the canned product and also that these changes differ
with varieties. Since a rather complete record was se-
cured upon the potatoes canned immediately after dig-
ging, it was thought advisable to get also a complete
record of their canning qualities after the usual curing
and storage.” For this purpose 38 varieties and strains
were provided. They were dug on October 1, put into
open slatted crates, and placed at once in the curing
rooms. Here the temperature was maintained at about
85° F. for 10 days. At the end of this time they were
transferred to the storage room, where the tempera-
ture ranged from 55° to 65° F., and were held there
until used. The canning tests were made November
19 to 21.
The procedure of handling was about the same as
that followed during the latter part of the preceding
season. The potatoes were washed, cooked in flowing
steam for 30 to 40 minutes, peeled rapidly by hand, and
passed directly through a food grinder into No. 2 plain
sanitary cans. Sealing was done immediately, and the
temperature of the material averaged 70° to 80° C.
The processing was carried out at once, one lot of each
variety being given the intermittent treatment in boil-
ing water (114 hours on each of three successive days)
and the other being processed in the steam retort at
116° C. for 45 minutes. At the end of the processing
periods all cans were removed and cooled in air.
Only slight differences in quality could be noted in
the material processed according to the two methods
mentioned, it being judged that the potatoes processed
intermittently in boiling water were perhaps slightly
superior. The differences, however, were too slight to
warrant the use of the more time-consuming and incon-
venient intermittent treatment.
On November 26 a series of cans of these potatoes
was opened before a committee of judges composed of
representatives from the States Relations Service of
the United States Department of Agriculture, the Re-
search Laboratory of the National Canners Association,
and the Office of Horticultural and Pomological Investi-
gations of the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States
Department of Agriculture. In passing judgment upon
these samples the committee was requested to con-'
sider the following points:
(1) Appearance, noting degree of color, brightness of mate-
rial (or darkening if present), and general attractiveness of the
product, having in mind the point of view of the housewife.
(2) Quality, noting the consistency, whether firm or soft,
moist or dry, etc., the grain or texture of the product, pressure
of fiber, ete.
(3) Taste, noting the degree of sweetness, caramelization
of evident, and distinctive flavors.
While individual opinions differed somewhat as to the
quailities of the various samples, first place was unani-
mously awarded to the Gold Skin. Others that received
favorable comment were Dooley, Porto Rico, Mullihan,
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Big-Stem Jersey, Yellow Jersey, Belmont, Yellow Stras-
burg, Early Red Carolina, Vineless Pumpkin “Yam,”
Dahomey, Pumpkin “Yam,” and Southern Queen.
It should be remembered that this exhibit took into
account only the quality of the canned product without
regard to other important considerations. From the
standpoint of the practical canner several matters in
addition to the quality of the canned product must be
taken into account, such as the yield per acre from any
particular variety, the size and shape of the potatoes,
and their ease of peeling.
As was to be.expected, this test showed great differ-
ences in the firmness of the canned product. Some va-
rieties, such as the Early Red Carolina and Big-Stem
Jersey, were quite firm, while the Nancy Hall, Porto
Rico, and some others were very soft. All degrees of
firmness were represented among the varieties. This
makes it apparent that, even with the cured and stored
potatoes, by the selection of the proper varieties one
may obtain a relatively dry firm pack or a moist one as
desired, thus meeting all market demands.
Surplus stocks of these canned varieties were stored
for comparison with later packs and to determine the
keeping quality of the product.
Farther on in the text will be found a descriptive
list of the varieties and strains of sweet potatoes used
in these studies, and under each will be given a brief
summary of the nature of the raw potatoes, their
yields, canning qualities, and other characters. These
descriptions may be found of value in choosing the va-
riety or varieties best suited for any particular purpose.
Comparative Canning Tests in 1920.
There remained to be determined the comparative
qualities of the different varieties when canned as
whole potatoes, and certain of the problems connected
with the canning of sweet potatoes required further
investigation. Moreover, several additional varieties
were made available for use. It was decided, there-
fore, to continue the studies for another season in order
to make the work as complete as possible.
Forty-three varieties and strains were grown espe-
cially for this purpose. They were dug on October 14
and 15 and the main portion of each cured and stored,
asin 1919. From the Porto Rico, Nancy Hall, Big-Stem
Jersey and Southern Queen varieties a sample was
canned immediately; another at the end of 10 days’
curing, when it was transferred to storage; a third
sample after 10 days in storage; and a final sample
after 20 days in storage. This was done to determine
just what effect curing and storage have upon the can-
ning qualities of different types of sweet potatoes.
These results will be considered under the heading of
“Consistency.”
The main variety canning tests were made from No-
vember 26 to December 6. The handling of the pota-
toes differed from that of the 1919 season in that they
were packed in two forms, as pie stock and as whole
potatoes. For packing whole the potatoes were washed,
the largest roots cut into smaller sizes to facilitate
cooking, when necessary; placed on trays in a steam
chamber, and cooked in steam at 100° C. for 30 to 40
minutes, or until done. They were peeled rapidly by
hand while still very hot, a towel being used to protect
the hands, the hot potatoes packed into No. 3 sanitary
October 2, 1922
cans, and sealed immediately. The potatoes being very
hot and the cans well filled, no exhaust was found neces-
sary. The cans thus prepared were then processed at
116° C. for one hour, at the end of which time they
were removed from the retort and cooled in air. The
varieties canned as pie stock were handled as during
the 1919 season, the material after passing through
the food grinder going directly into No. 2 sanitary cans,
then sealed at once, and processed immediately at 116
C. for 45 minutes.
On’ December 10 these samples of canned sweet pota-
toes, both in the form of pie stock and as whole pota-
toes, were submitted to a committee of judges, as in
1919. This committee was made up of representatives
from the Research Laboratory of the National Canners
Association. and of the States Relations Service, the
Office of Home Economics, and the Office of Horticul-
tural and Pomological Investigations of the Department
of Agriculture. The results of this exhibit were en-
tirely similar to those of 1919. The Gold Skin was
again unanimously awarded first place, and the Porto
Rico, Nancy Hall and Vineless Pumpkin “Yam” of the
moist-fleshed group, and the Big-Stem Jersey, Im-
proved Big Stem, Yellow Strasburg and“Triumph of
the firmer fleshed types, in about the order given, re-
ceived favorable comment. It is almost certain that
ditferent conditions as regards time of digging, curing
and storage would have altered the results somewhat,
but it is of interest to note that out of the first dozen
selected as best varietics for canning six were selected
both seasons.
Differences in the quality of the whole-potato product
as compared with the pie stock were too small to be
significant. This gxhibit demonstrated again that a
highly desirable canned product of either the dry firm
type or the moist type may be secured even in the cured
potatoes by the selection of the proper varieties.
Discoloration.
The great difficulty encountered in the canning of
sweet potatoes is to overcome the tendency of the prod-
uct to discolor or darken when exposed to the air. When
the raw potatoes are peeled by hand they turn brown-
ish or dark-colored irregularly over the surface. This
discoloration is much more pronounced in the region
of the cortex, but it is apparent to a lesser extent
throughout the potato. When the potatoes are cooked
and then exposed to the air they oxidize somewhat and
become darker. When exposed to the air for a few
hours and then reheated in the absence of oxygen, this
discoloration almost entirely disappears, but it prompt-
ly reappears on exposure to the air. There is an oxi-
dase present in the sweet potato which would explain.
its behavior in the raw state, but this enzym does not
account for the discoloration after cooking, since the
darkening takes place even after the exposure of the
potato to a temperature of 116° C. for one hour in the
autoclave. Oxygen appears to be necessary, for this
darkening does not occur in cans of sweet potatoes
which have been properly exhausted.
- The substance which is first formed in this discolora-
tion seems to be very unstable. It is destroyed or
changed on reheating in steam, but forms again in air.
Iron or iron salts have a very marked effect upon the
discoloration, causing an intensification of it and ren-
dering it very much more permanent. Acids tend to
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inhibit it and alkalis to intensify it. If sections of raw
sweet potato are placed in ammonia a yellowish color
at first appears, which on standing becomes green.
This occurs first in the cortex and may appear through-
out the entire section. Lime water, potassium hy-
droxid and sodium hydroxid all give a yellowish colora-
tion at first, which on oxidation turns brown.
If the sweet potato is cooked in steam in such a way
as to eliminate the possibility of the introduction of
‘iron, the discoloration on exposure to air is small in
extent. If to some of the material cooked in this way
there is added ferric chlorid, a greenish coloration is
obtained. If a quantity is mixed with iron filings and
exposed to the air the whole mass soon turns black.
When a quantity is treated in the same way with tin
or zinc no effect is noted.
Certain substances have been extracted from the
sweet potato which give reactions very similar to those
above described. One of the chief substances is soluble
in acetone, glacial acetic acid, 70 per cent ethyl alcohol,
and in water. These substances appear to be hydroxy
compounds belonging to the aromatic series.
The different varieties of sweet potatoes show con-
siderable variation in their tendency to discolor. The
Jersey group, including the Gold Skin, Big-Stem Jersey,
and Early Red Carolina, show it the least of those
tested, and members of the Spanish group, including
the Triumph and the deeply pigmented varieties, such
as the Purple “Yam,” Japanese “Yam,” and Dahomey,
show it the most. It would seem that there might be
some correlation between this pigment and the discol-
oration. All the varieties and strains here tested have
shown these phenomena to a greater or less extent. In
the light-fleshed individuals the discoloration is more
apparent than in the more deeply colored varieties,
though this may be due to the partial masking of it
by the deep-yellow color.
If in packing sweet potatoes the cans are sealed
without exhausting—that is, if air is left in the can—
the product will darken. After some time in storage
the metal of the container becomes badly corroded and
the potato contained in it turns black This darkening
begins at the top of the can; that is, the portion ex-
posed to the air in the can turns brown and those por-
tions exposed to both the air and the metal of the can
turn black.
However, as the oxygen and the iron become dif-
fused into the material the whole becomes black. Those
portions in actual contact with the metal of the cans, if
the air is excluded, remain bright throughout. These
findings are entirely contradictory to the report of
Kohman (14), in which it is stated that the darkening
begins at the bottom of the can where the material is
in direct contact with the metal of the container. If
the can is filled quite full with the potatoes at a tem-
perature of 80% C. or above, sealed immediately, and
processed, very little action upon the metal of the con-
tainer is apparent and the material remains bright.
The writers have kept cans of sweet potatoes handled
in this way for three years under ordinary storage
conditions with no discoloration taking place.
Numerous experiments were made to see whether
the tendency to darken could be prevented by treat-
ment of the potatoes with different substances. Acetic,
tartaric and sulphurous acids were found to reduce the
extent of the discoloration to a minimum, but they gave
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October 2, 1922
an undesirable flavor to the product. Sodium chlorid
in various concentrations was also tried. It was found
that if whole sweet potatoes were placed in the can
without packing closely and a 10 per cent salt solution
was added to fill the air spaces, the discoloration was
prevented. Water alone was just as effective in so far
as it excluded the oxygen from the material. Some
tests were made by: dipping the potatoes in a 10 per
cent solution and then filling into the can. It did not
prevent discoloration in the presence of oxygen. Camp-
bell (4) states that discoloration may be prevented by
the use of sodium chlorid, but in these tests the salt
was not effective if the exhaust was insufficient, and
when the exhaust was sufficient no salt was necessary.
Proper exhausting is likewise essential to prevent the
loss of the bright orange or yellow color which occurs
when the carotinoids that give this color are oxidized in
the presence of air.
The most effective way of preventing discoloration in
the can and preserving the natural bright color is to
handle the potatoes so that the material after cooking
is exposed to the air for the shortest possible time, fill-
ing the potatoes into the can at a temperature not be-
low 70° C., filling the can so that there is but a very
small head space, and sealing at once.
Sweet potatoes which have been properly handled
during the canning operations will usually darken
somewhat on exposure to the air, though ordinarily this
is not sufficient to be objectionable. The amount of
this discoloration depends largely upon the particular
variety of potato used and especially upon the length
of time the canned product has been held in storage.
During these studies it was repeatedly demonstrated
that whereas the canned potatoes opened and exposed
to the air 10 days after packing showed discoloration
on standing, the same varieties handled in the same
way when opened one year after packing remained
bright. This was found to hold true for all the vari-
eties tested, but the explanation of the phenomenon can
not vet be given. This fact may be of considerable
practical significance.
Of particular importance is the relation of sweet-
potato diseases to discoloration. Even in potatoes
which are only slightly affected by fungous disease the
tendency to darken is very greatly increased, and dis-
coloration can scarcely be prevented in such material.
Moreover, the discoloration arising from this cause is
more permanent and can not be destroyed by any sim-
ple means. In the canned product the affected portions
become brown or black in color and give a very unde-
sirable appearance to the potatoes. In canning prac-
tice, therefore, all affected tissue must be carefully and
completely removed. It has been found necessary even
to remove considerable tissue in advance of the fun-
gous growth.
There is another type of discoloration met with in
the canning of sweet potatoes which is due to the in-
fluence of heat. At very high temperatures, even in
well-exhausted cans, the potatoes turn reddish brown
in color; but it is more marked if oxygen is present.
The condition is due to carmelization of the sugars and
to changes in other constituents of the produt. It is
also accompanied by an alteration of flavor. Discolora-
tion of this type is easily avoided by carefully adjusting
the time and temperature of processing.
(To be continued.)
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Victoria B. C.—The Fraser, formerly the greatest river in
the world in its yield of Sockeye salmon, whose waters only
a few decades ago were so crowded at spawning sea ons that
a person could walk across on a solid mass of fish, is now
fished out, according to the report on fisheries, issued recently
by William Sloan, minister of mines and commissioner of fish-
eries of the province of British Columbia.
The Skeena River, for many years second only to the
Fraser in its yield of salmon, has practically reached the same
condition, according to the report,
Our Chesapeake Bay oystermen and crabbers might well
take this lesson to heart. They contend, vehemently, that it
is not possible to ‘“‘fish out” either the oysters or crabs, and
that nothing is needed to help thém. ‘They decline to resort
to any methods of propagation, bitterly oppose every move to-
ward the planting or cultivation of oysters or the conservation
ef crabs, contending always that they will come back. They
have ceen the oyster industry steadily dwindling, uniil it takes
the whole day’s hard work to get as many oysters as they
formerly could get in an hour. But they persist that nothing
new be done, and they do nothing and will ailow no one else
to do anything.
The salmon fishermen said and did the same thing
you see the result. And much effort has been made to ‘ave
the salmon, but not enough, and for the same reason as in the
Chesapeake Bay—the fishermen opposed all such measures.
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JEGUMES AND SOTL IMPROVEMENT
An adequate program for the maintenance of soil fertility
should include the-e factors:
1. The establishment of a rotation
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The conservation of farm manures.
3. The use of lime when necessary.
4. The use of fertilizers—generally a complete fertilizer
for wheat, a phosphate and potash combination for corn, and
the reinforcement of manure with acid phosphate.
The soundness. of this program has been proven by count-
less soil experiments and demonstrations, and is generally rec-
ognized. Nevertheless, the number of farms where such a
program is carried on in its entirely is few. Inability to grow
clover has been largely responsible for the omission of this crop
from the rotation. In Indiana clover is grown once in a rota-
tion of ten to twelve years as average for the State; in Ohio,
once in sixteen years
On a goodly number of farms, nevertheles: ,clover, alfalfa
or some legume is being grown regularly. Too often the pro-
-gram for permanent fertility has stopped right there. If the
question were asked, does clover or alfalfa grown in the rota-
tion maintain fertility, most farmers would answer yes. It is
well known that continuous growing of grain crops without
manure or fertilizers of any kind constitute a drain on soil
fertility which is apparent because it can be measured in de-
clining yields. [It is not so well known, however, that alfalfa
or. clove, when removed as a hay crop, depletes soil fertility
in the same way. Legumes fix nitrogen, but when the crop
is removed from the soil, not only is all the nitrogen gained
from the air taken away, but all of the phosphorus, potassium
and a part of the nitrogen is lost from the soil. It takes nerve
to plow under a good crop of clover. Yet in this way only is
there an actual addition to the nitrogen content of the soil.
a legume.
Just what part of nitrogen legumes take from the soil and
what part from the air has not been definitely proven. Recent
work on the source of nitrogen for soybeans indicates that on
a soil inoculated and well supplied with lime, 70 per cent of
the total nitrogen in the crop may be taken from the air and
30 per cent from the soil.
A four-ton crop of aifalfa hay taken from the iand carries
with it 200 pounds of nitrogen, 18 pounds of phosphorus, and
96 pounds of potassium. Large as is this removal of nitrogen,
it can be wholly or partially maintained by plowing under
humus and organic matter in the form of manure, stubble,
crop residues, and cover crops after cultivated crops in the
rotation, Phosphorus and potassium sooner or later must be
added in a cystem of permanent fertility.
Farming with legumes, but without the other steps that
should follow, may postpone, but will not obviate, the use of
commercial plantfood materials.
CONVENTION DATES BEING ARRANGED
We ire in receipt of the following from Canners’
Inter-
Organization, which, as you all know,
is an association of can-
ners’ association officers, and the purpose of which is to ar-
range all matters so as to avoid conflict in meetings or actions
of the various bodies. Mr. A.
R. Hunt, of Oswego, N. Y., is
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October 2, 1922
president and Mr. Roy Irons, of Clyde, Ohio, is cecretary.
At present Secretary Irons is hard at work trying to ad-
ju t the dates for the fall or annual conventions, and he should
be helped in every way possible. The open letter reads:
Clyde, Ohio, September 23, 1922.
To Members:
The Western Canners have not fixed the dates
for their convention yet, but will in a few days.
Wisconsin pea packers report that their set by-
laws fix their convention dates on November 13th,
14th and 15th.
Michigan canner. desire November 7th and 8th,
or 14th and 15th. Therefore, if it is satisfactory to
Michigan, they can take the 7th and 8th of November
as the Western canners will probably convene im-
mediately after the Wisconsin pea packers.
lowa-Nebraska have submitted tentative dates as
December 5th and 6th.
New York State canners state that their set by-
laws name December 7th and 8th.
Minnesota canners wired that they prefer dates
after the Western canners. Therefore, when the
Western canners name the dates for their convention,
the Minnesota canners will advise us of the dates
they meet.
The Ohio canners will desire dates about Decem-
ber 13th and 14th or 15th.
How does the above schedule “‘set’’ with the Tri i-
State Packers’ Association? Please answer.
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STRIC a WITH PTOMAINE POISONING, MAN FAINTS
. W. Fletcher Attributes It te Chipped Beef
Fletcher was stricken with ptomaine poisening late
Sunday afternoon and fell on the street at Third and Isabell
streets. The Fleeman-McNeill ambulance, passing at the time,
Was stopped when its driver saw him fall, and he was taken
to Ac:hton Grove and attended by Dr. C. C, Coats, who said he
would soon recover. Fletcher attributed the poisoning to
canned chipped beef he had eaten earlier in the day.
The following statement was made to a representative of
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the Ashton Farm, five miles south of St, Joseph, Mo., on
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“My name is Clarence W. Fletcher. i am 32 years of
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“Relative to the report that I was poisoned by eating
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Coates and Fleeman, when something was said about Fleeman’s
extensive advertising in the newspapers. Someone suggested
that he be given further advertising, and shortly afterward
Fleeman appeared in his ambulance. I was ordered to fall or
faint, and as | was slow to act I was pushed over. I was
loaded into the ambulance and taken to my place of business
south of St. Joseph. The wide circulation, of this report was
due largely to the use of the ambulance, It is my belief that
Dr. Coates gave the newspaper account of the affair. I did not
knowingly talk to any newspaper representatives. After the
joke had been carried to the extent of bringing me home in
an ambulance, I did not feel like giving the true facts of the
“T was not taken to a hospital, nor was anyone in the party
made ill from eating canned goods to my knowledge, although
we did eat some canned beef at Third and Isabel streets which
one of the boys had in his ear.
“The above statement which I an read is true to the
best of my knowledge, and I make it of my own free will.”’
(Signed) C, W. FLETCHER.
This is an example of how misrepresentation of the can-
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the great detriment of the consumption of the products. Like-
wise, it shows the work the National Canners’ Association is
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doing in running down such reports. That these efforts are
appreciated by the industry is shown by the following letter
received from a representative member of the Ascociation:
Boston, Mass., August 29, 1922.
“When I was in Pittsburgh two weeks ago, a bright,
snappy-looking young man came in and presented his card.
His name was Simonds, and he reprecented the National Can-
ners’ Association.
“It seems he had been investigating an alleged case of
canned food poisoning, I managed to get a look at the docu-
ments that he had prepared, and I- could not, help expressing
my appreciation of the manner in which these had been han-
dled. There were affidavits from the woman, from her husband
and from all sorts of people, duly signed, and it struck me that
his part of the work was done in fine shape. I complimented
him on it.
‘“‘He explained how the National Canners’ Association han-
dled these personal injury cases, making investigation, etc., and
it appeared to me that this was the right manner in which
matters like this should be inquired into.
“In ordinary cases, as you know, our manager, or the dis-
trict manager, is notified of the trouble, and in these matters
he is more or less inexperienced. Might I suggest that the
National Canners have their people investigate all these mat-
ters for us?
‘“‘Would like to have you call for the papers in the matter
and look them over Think you will be pleased with the show-
ing made,”’
NO PTOMAINES IN CANNED FOODS
(The following article, from the pen of Fred. J. Haskins,
has been syndicated in many daily papers, doing much for this
industry. )
Here is a type of newspaper headline long familiar to the
American public: “Seven of Family Ill After Eating Canned
Soup.’”’ The average reader shakes his head over the item
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and wonders whether the restaurant where he ate his lunch
served him canned or fresh vegetables in that salad. He de-
cides that he will be careful about eating canned stuff at home.
For the average person that is the end of the affair, He
forgets about the sick family, but the news item has deposited
in his mind a little more of the sediment that makes up for
him the deep-seated conviction that canned foods, though
cheap, are hazardous and are apt to be partaken of only at
one’s peril.
The publication of such an item, however—and dozens
of such items are published every year in the American news-
papers—is only the beginning of an episode for an organization
maintained in Washington by the packers of commercially
canned foods. This organization, the National Canners’ Asso-
ciation, occupied for the most part with problems of science,
now constitutes an Investigation Bureau. Its agents get quickly
on the job—within 24 hours, if possible. If the case is a seri-
ous one, difficult of solution, it will call in the services of some
specialist from one of the great universities. The investigation
will probably end in a laboratory somewhere.
But by whatever means the investigation is conducted, the
chances are that the canned foods blamed will be shown to be
innocent and the illness laid to some other cause, As to the
sick family cited above, the chemist’s test tube demonstrated
that the illness was due to some unwholesome meat served at
the meal. The canned soup was perfectly wholesome.
The fact is that commercially canned food today is the
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victim of a legend. Whether there was ever any basis in fact
for the relief that such food is dangerous, there certainly ‘is
little basis for it now. The unmerited evil reputation of tinned
food is kept alive today principally by doctors, either through
ignorance or carelessness. A family suddenly becomes ill obvi-
ously the victims of poison The family doctor immediately
inquires what the members have eaten. If by any chance
canned food of any sort has been on the menu, it is enough,
The doctor promptly names the culprit, and the newspapers
have another censational item.
A few years ago the leading food canners of the country;
believing in the purity of their product and suspecting that
many of the published instances of canned food poisoning were
unfounded, determined to make independent investigation of
all cases reported in the newspapers. They had organized the
National Canners’ As: ociation, and they charged this body with
the responsibility of getting at the truth. The subsequent in-
vestigations have shown that there is a surprisingly small num-
ber of bona fide poisonings, particularly when it is considered
that the American public consumes hundreds of millions of tins
of food every year.
Every canned food poisoning case reported in the news-
papers for the last dozen years has been carefully investigated
by this association, and practically all have been found to be
spurious. The things that get into the newspapers as cases
of poisoning by canned food nearly always prove to be cases
of acute indigestion, of excessive eating, of foreign cubstances
getting into food while being prepared for the table, of dirty
cooking utensils of deliberate fraud, or, as it happened once,
even a leaky gas pipe in a dining room.
As a grim by-product of these investigations, four mur-
ders have been uncovered by the agents of the association and
one case of suicide revealed, One woman poisoned her hus-
band by putting Paris green into canned sardines. The sar-
dines themselves were blamed for the death until the canning
experts found the administrated poison. A woman committed
suicide, and the physician, to have her family from disgrace,
declared that she died after eating canned tomatves.
A more censational episode occurred in the South. Here
a small child died supposedly of food poisoning from canned
food. The account of the death was published and accepted
as the truth, and the case was apparently closed. The scientists
of the Canners’ Ascociation kept on, however, and found evi-
dences that a dose of strychnine had been administered to the
child, The mother was finally confronted with the evidence.
She ‘admitted the truth, and then, before anybody could stop
her, she leaped from the window and was killed.
Another false idea that has gained wide credence is that
ptomaine poison is likely to occur in canned foods. Five years
ago research into food poisons began at four great American
universities—Harvard, Stanford, University of California and
University of Chicago. After five years of research they have
yet to find a can of food containing ptomaines. The reason
is that no such thing as ptomaines exist. That theory has been
thoroughly exploded by investigations. There are other food
poisons, but they are not ptomaines,
The detection of false poisoning reports, however, is but
a small part of the work of the men in the canners’ laboratory
in Washington. Their chief duties con ist of investigations
looking to the improvement of containers and of the processes
of food preservation. Dr. W. D. Bigelow, formerly of the
United States Bureau of Chemistry, is the head of the labora-
tory.
These men who work constantly with canned foods and
who understand better than anyone else the gravity of a gen-
uine care of food poisoning are themselves consumers of canned
food, They know the conditions in the canneries today, and
they have confidence in the product. Moreover, when they
sit at table they take with them an apparatus which enables
them to tell whether food is wholesome. Everyone who reads
this possesses the same equipment——one’s own senses.
To quote the tobacco advertisement—your nose knows.
The advice of the canning experts to the general consumer is
this: Never swallow a bite of any canned food that looks,
smells or tastes unlike the standard product, even though the
taste or smell be not unpleasant. Throw the whole thing away
and take no chances. If all consumers did that the small
nimber of genuine food poisoning cases would be reduced to
almost nothing>
THE CANNING TRADE.
October 2, 1922
PROSPERITY SEEMS TO BE CLOSE AT HAND
Says the New York Merchants Association: ‘All signs in-
dicate that the advent of prosperity is at hand. Even before
the practical disappearance of the coal strike and the railroad
strike, there were multiplied reacons for optimism.
“There never has been any trouble with the basic indus-
tries of the country. The readjustment of agricultural prices
was effected a year ago. Enormous crops are indicated for
this year, and there is every probability that they will be sold
at remunerative prices, This is the foundation upon which
prosperity has always been built in this country.
-“Generally speaking, the labor troubles incident to wage
readjustments are abating. The downward trend of wages
has been halted by conditions and the most prolific cause of
strikes has thus been removed, In some great industries, such
as steel and textile production, wages have actually been ad-
vanced.
“Prices everywhere are stiffening as the demand for com-
modities grows. Even in foreign trade the optimists are find-
ing at last something substantial upon which to base encour-
aging predictions,
“It has been a long pull, and there are still obstacles to
be overcome, but at least the business lane seems finally to have
found a turning point.
AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF IMITATION
August 10th issue Printers’ Ink said, editorially:
“A. A, C. of W. Takes Important Step—In deciding to make
‘Associated Advertising’ strictly an organ, without any paid ad-
vertising, the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World have
taken one of the most important steps of their career.
“At a meeting of the Executive Committee held in New
York, as announced in last week’s Printers’ Ink, it was unani-
mously voted to divzontinue ‘Associated Advertising’ as a full-
fledged publication and hereafter to conduct it as an organ,
carrying only news of the clubs and of the various departmentals.
No advertising will be accepted, except of the Association’s
books, and once a year a page of copy will be taker! from the
convention city. Of course, the size of the publication will be
reduced and its plan and scope wi!l be less pretentious. The sub-
scription plan of charging each club according to its membership
will be continued.
“As the publisher of an advertising-carrying organ, the As-
sociated Clubs were in 2n anomalovs position. With advertisers
seriously questioning the status of all mediums getting their cir-
culation wholesale through association membership, and without
the expressed consent of each individual member, the clubs were
each year finding it increasingly difficult to justify ‘Associated
Advertising.’ The publication had elso become a nancial bur-
den. For these and severe] other reasons, there has long been
a growing sentiment among the members that the paper le
abandoned, at least in its present form.
“Congratulations are due Lou F. Hollend, the president;
Jesse H. Neal, the secretary-treasurer, and, in fact, to all the
members of the Executive Committee, that they had the courage
to take decisive action on this long-debated question. The Clubs
can now take a fearless stand in behalf of every movement for
the betterment of advertising, with the feeling that they have
no skeleton in their own closet. Particularly can they be con-
sistent in their opposition to nondescript mediums, which are
organized and conducted solely for the purpose of producing
revenue and for which there is no real need in the field, Trade
associations have been our greatest offender in this respect. Ad-
vertising-soliciting organs of this sort are started for many
reasons, but generally with the hope that the revenue thus raised
will help to defray the expenses of the Association. Thus the
organization launches itself into a separate outside business
about which it knows nothing and which it conducts merely as
a side line. The fact that in most cases these publications are
money-losers does not deter others from trying to be the excep-
tion.
“From the advertisers standpoint, the greatest objection to
nondescript mediums is that they subtly dissipate appropriations.
In one guise or another these mediums levy peremptorily,on the
advertiser’s funds, and thus exhaust appropriations, leaving the
advertiser with the mission of his selling campaign unaccom-
plished. This is one of the most crying evils in advertising.
The Clubs, and, in fact, every legitimate advertising interest,
should join hands to stamp it out.”
There is a good deal of this kind of work done in the canning
industry, and it ought to’ be stopped, just as the Advertising
Clubs have done in this case.
Qctober 2, 1922
THE CANNING TRADE.
Wanted and For Sale.
This is a page that must be read each week to be appreciated.
what is offered here, but it is possible you will be a dozen times in the year.
your opportunity your time is lost, together with money.
You are unlikely to be interested every week, in
If you fail to see and accept
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FOR SALE—lIn stock for immediate shipment:
Boilers, Engines, Pumps, Tanks and Stacks; new and
rebuilt. Address Louis A. Tarr, Inc., N. W. Cor. Sharp
and Conway Sts., Baltimore, Md.
Special “Advance of Season” Offer on the World-
Famous Ranger Power Apple Parer, in lots of 4 ma-
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St., Antrim, N. H., U.S. A.
FOR SALE — One Commeter Multigraph, No. 4,
complete with two cylinders and plenty of type. Foun-
tain attachment. In first-class condition. Low to quick
buyer. Lot of shafting, pulleys, counter-shafts. Ad-
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FOR SALE—
2—New glass lined Pfaudler horizontal cooking tanke with
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2—Used glass lined Pfaudler horizontal cooking tanks, with
agitators, capacity approximately 600 gallons.
1--Boss Chopper No. 5%, 36-inch Bowl.
1—Steichert Chopper, 24-inch Bowl.
1—Copper Kettle, capacity 175 gallons.
1—Copper Dump Kettle, capacity 40 gullons.
The Lippincott Co., Cineinnati, Ohio.
FOR SALE—Three Bliss 11914 Automatic Strip
eed Press; guaranteed in A-1 condition; reasonabie
price. Address Box A-1000, care The Canning Trade.
FOR SALE—Two new Visco Filling Machines, adapted for filling
heavy viscuous products. Price $1,000.00 each. Address Carnation
Milk Products Co., Consumers Bldg , Chicago, Il.
FOR SALE—Cne three-car Oyster Steaming Box
(24 it.). Also, cars to fit same.
Co., Baltimore, Md.
Apply W. H. Killian
FOR SALE— Fuchs & Lang heavy type, Rutherford
Rotary Metal Decorating Press. In use only few months.
(;uaranteed in good working order. Address Box A-1004
care of The Canning Tarde.
FOR SALE—One Huntley can filler, new; fitted
for No. 10 cans. 24 Rival Hand Apple Peelers. Ad-
dress H. B. Messenger & Co., Federalsburg, Md.
FOR SALE—Seven Triumph Power Apple Paring
Machines, in good condition, at $12.00 each. F. O. B.
iactory. St. Joe Canning Co., St. Joseph, Mich.
FOR SALE — Ten (10) 3-tier, Double Bail Process
Crates, good condition; two (2) Standard (Baker Pat-
tern) Horizontal Steam Chests, including Trucks,
Chests Single Door, 10 ft. long x 32 in high x 28 in.
wide, inside measurements; very good condition. Can-
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Baltimore, Md.
Machinery— Wanted
WANTED — Either Monitor or Sprague all purpose
Blancher, in good condition. Give lowest price and _partic-
ulars. Address Box A-999 care of The Canning Trade.
WANTED AT ONCE—Highest prices paid for used labeling
machines. Address Westminster Machine Works, Baltimore,
Md. D. L. Farrar, sales manager, 1618 Linden Avenue.
WANTED—Complete Outfit or any part of Can-
ning Plant for Sweet Potatoes or Vegetables, giving
full description and lowest cash price. Address T. N.
Colley, Grantville, Ga.
WANTED—One complete line of Pea Machinery
for No. 2 cans. Must be in perfect shape. Bozeman
Canning Co., Bozeman, Mont.
WANTED—First class machinery from a plant discon-
tinuing the canning of peaches. Address with full details
Sox A-1003 % The Canning Trade.
WANTED—Used automatic compound applying
machine with dryer, for Can Factory use. Must be
modern machine in good working condition. Give com-
plete description and price to Box A-1005, care of The
Canning Trade, Baltimore, Md.
For Sale—Factories
FOR SALE—Well located cannery property at
Seaford, Del. Located on the Nanticoke River, with
420 feet water frontage. Also has R. R. siding. About
5 acres of land. The plant is fully equipped to pack
peas, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. On account of the
excellent location this plant could be used for most any
kind of manufacturing. Satisfactory reason for sell-
ing. Apply to E. C. Ross, Seaford, Del.
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EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
HELP WANTED.
WANTED—Would liketo hear from capable canning factory
superintendent, thoroughly experienced in the packing of Sweet
Potatoes, Baked Beans, Kraut, Pickles, Preserves, etc. Write fully.
Address Box B-1002 % THE CANNING TRADE.
WANTED—Inspector for Tomato Pulp in Delaware and
Maryland, season August ist to October 1st. Probable perma-
nent employment; must have some experience in packing To-
mato Pulp; automobile necessary. Write application, giving
full particulars as to qualification, experience, age and salary,
including the rate for automobile mileage. Joseph Campbell
Company, Camden, N. J.
WANTED—Partner for cannery, near Cumber-
land, Md. Must understand the canning business thor-
oughly. Write John Beltz, 7302 McClure Ave., Swiss-
vale, Pa.
WANTED—Superintendent of Can Factory. One with
knowledge of sanitary lithographed cans preferred. An excel-
lent opportunity for a man of executive ability and capable of
taking complete charge of the manufacture of cans. Give age,
experience and where previously employed, and at what salary.
Address Box B-995, care of The Canning Trade.
WANTED—Mechanical man for small can factory in New Eng-
land. Must have good all around knowledge of can making
machinery. Also desirable to be able to repair and make new dies.
Apply Box B-981, The Canning T: ade.
WANTED—Experienced foreman to take charge of making
five-gallon square cans, coffee cans and grease cans in generat
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man need apply. Address Box B-998, care of The Canning
Trade.
October 2, 1922
WANTED—Production superintendent for new food prod-
ucts factory. One who is qualified to produce according to
formulae of owners mayonnaise, plum pudding, chicken and
other meat products in tin and glass; who has experience with
the necessary machinery and can set up a factory. Yearly
position in Maryland. Address Box B-997 care of The Can-
ning Trade.
SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED—Capable Salesman and Buyer, with
managerial and executive ability, desires position with up-to-date
concern, where proven ability will be appreciated. Have had
years of experience in food line, also supervising brokers and
salesmen covering the wholesale and retail trade. Best of ref-
erences. Address Box B-993, care of The Canning Trade.
j WANTED—Have you a position for an expert on can clos-
ing machines? Al mechanic, thoroughly understands all can-
ning machinery; can process a full line of fruits and vegeta-
ble:; also had some experience in selling. Address Box B-994,
care The Canning Trade.
WANTED—Have you a proposition for an expert on can-
closing machines? Years of experience on all kinds of canning
and can manufacturing machinery; have superintendended the
canning of most all fruits and vegetables and with good
success. Can furnish reference as to experience and abil-
ity. Will be ready for position October 1st with an up-to-date
concern where. proven ability is appreciated. Address Box
B-1001, care of The Canning Trade.
WANTED—A position as superintendent processor, or as
a double-seamer mechanic for the Fall. I have had years of
experience as superintendent, packing a full line of goods, and
as a Closing machine mechanic and operator. Would accept a
position to begin October 1st until the close of the year. I can
furnish references. Address 612 East Grand River Street,
Clinton Mo.
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October 2, 1922
THE CANNING TRADE
CANNED FOOD PRICES |
Prices given represent the lowest figure generally quoted for lots of wholesale size, usual terms f. o. b.
Baltimore (unless otherwise noted) and subject to the customary discount for cash.
****Many canners get
higher prices for their goods; some few may take less for a personal reason, but these prices represent the
general market at this date.
Baltimore figures corrected by these Brokers:
(*) H. H. Taylor & Son.
Canned Vegetables
ASP ARAGUS*— (California)
Balto. N.Y.
White Mammoth, BY... 4.00
White Mammoth, Peeled, No.
White, Large, Peeled, No.
Green, Large, No. 2%......
Green, Medium, No. 2%........... 3.50 3.50
White, Small, No, 2%.........
Green, Small, No 2%4...........- 8.25
Tips, White, "Square, No. 2%...... 4.00 3.60
Tips, White, Round, No. 2%.....
Tipe, Green, Square, No, 24%...... 3.75 3.50
Tips, Green, Round, No. 2%.......
BAKED ewe
Plain, Noe. 1.....
In Sauce, No. 1 80 4.90
Plain, No. 2.... ~ 2249
In Sauce, No. 2 . 120 4.95
Plain, No, 3.... 1.40
in: We. Bic 1.50 91.55
BEANSt
String, Standard Green, No. 2...... .80 95
String, Standard Green, No 10... .... {4.00
String, Standard Cut 2: BB
Stringless, Standard, No. 2....... -80 ae
Stringless, Standard, No. 10 5.00
White Wax, Standard, No 2...... 85 4.90
White Wax, Standard, No. 10...... .. 94.00
Limas, Extra, No, 2.....+..+++ 41.00
Limas, Standards, No. 2..
Limas, Soaked, No. 2..
Red Kidney, Standard, No.
BEETSt
Small, Whole, No, 8......
Standard. Whole, No, 2.
Large, Whole, No, 2. oo
CORNt
Std. Evergreen, No. f.o.b. Balto. .90
Std. Evergreen, No. fab. Go.... 7 -80
Std. Shoepeg, No. 2, | "3 -80
Std Shoepeg, No. 2, f.o.b. Balto... .8 -90
Ex. Std. Shoepeg, No. 2, f.o.b. Co. 1.00 1.05
Fancy Shoepeg, f.o.b. Balto....... cone - Ome
Std. Maine Style, No. 2, Balto.... .85 4 .90
Std. Maine Sty e. No. 2. f.o.b, Co.. .80 4 .80
Ex, Std. Maine Style, No. 2....... .90 4 .90
Ext. Std. Me. Style, No. 2, f.o.b. Bai, 1.10 Out
Extra, No, 2, f.o.b, County........ 90 1.00
Extra Standard Western, No. 2.... .. Out
Standard Western, No. 2.......... a -90
HOMINYt
Standard, Split, No. 3............ -90 7.90
Standard, Split, No. 10..........
MIXED VEGETABLES FOR SOUPt
OKRA AND TOMATOES}
Standard, No. 8.......... Gut it
PEAS;—
No. 1 Sieve, 2s, f.o.b factory...... 92.00 2.00
f.ob. Baltimore...... 2.50
No. 2 Sieve, *» f.o.b. factory...... 1.60 1.90
f.ob. Baltimore...... 2.00
No, 3 Sieve, 2s. f.0.b. factory...... 1.30 1.55
f.o.b. Baltimore...... 1.50 ....
No 4 Sieve. % Ring factory...... 91.25 1.35
Baltimore...... 1.30 ....
No. 5 Sieve, = yee factory...... Out Out
Sees, St Out
FE. J. Standards, 1’s, No. 4 Sieve. . -80 -85
E. J. Sifted, 1’s, No. 3 Siev- . 85
bs. J. Ex. Sifted, 1's, No. 2 Sieve.. 1.05 $1.25
Fancy Petit Pois,, 1’s. 226
PUMPKINt
SAUERKRAUTt{
Standard, No. oe 1.10
Standard, No 10...... 3.50 4.00
SPIN ACHt
Standard, No. 2........
(t) Thos. J. M eehan & Co.
(+) Jos. Zoller & Co.,Inc. (§)Wm.C. West & Co,
New York prices corrected by our special Correspondent.
CANNED VEGETABLE PRICES—Continued
California, No, 24%, f.o.b. Coast... -.-- 1.95
California No. 10....... 6.75
q F. O. B. Factory basis.
SUCCOTASHt
Green Beans, No. 2........+ 1.30
With Dry +. No.
SWEET POTATOES+t
Standard, No o.b. Baitimore. .. 1.05 1.10
Standard, ND. f.o.b, County. . 00 1.10
Standard, No. 10, f. an ‘County. ... 3.50 4.00
TOMATOESt{
Fancy, No. 10, f.0.b. Baltimore.... Out Out
Jersey, No. 10, f.o.b. Factory...... Out
Standard, No. 10, f.0.b, Baltimore.. .... 4.25
Standard, No. 10, f.o.b. County.... 4.25 4.25
Sanitary 3s, 5% in. cans...... Out ....
Jersey, No, 38, f.o.b, County... Out Out
Ex, Standard No. 3, f.o.b. Balto... 1.45 Out
Standard, No. 3, f.0.b. Baltimore. - 1.35 1.30
Standard, No. 8, f.o.b. County. . 1.25 1.30
Seconds, No. 3, f.o.b. Baltimore...
Standard 2s, f.0.b. Baltimore. ... -90
Standard. No. 2, f.o.b. County..... .85 .85
Seconds, No. 2, f.o.b. Baltimore. .
Standard 9s, f.o.b. Baltimore...... 11%
Standard ls, f.o. Baltimore..... 57%
California 2%s ........ oe 1.35
California 10s ... 4.60
TOMATO PULPt
Standard, No. 10........
Standard, No. 2..........
Canned Fruits
APPLESt{
Maine, No, 10........... ae
New York, No. 10...........-
Maryland, No. 3, f.o.b. Baltimore.. 4.50 Out
Pennsylvania, No. 10, f.0.b. Balto.. 4.50 4.00
Maryland, No. 10, f.o.b. Balto..... .... 2.35
APRICOTS
California Choice, No, 2%........ 3.00 2.65
BLACKBERRIES§
Standard, No 2..... ose 1.25 91.15
Standard, No, 10......... ecccece 7.00 6.00
Standard, No. 2, Preserved...... - 1.50 941.50
Standard, No. 2, in Syrup........ 1.425 41.50
BLUEBERRIES
CHERRIES$
Seconds, Red, No.
Seconds, White,
Standard, Red, Wena No. 2
Standard, White, Syrup, No. 2
Extra Preserved, No 2.....
Pitted. No, 2........0-
Sour Pitted Red 10s, No. 2..
GOOSEBERRIESS-
Standard, No. 10.........
PEACHES*
California Standard, No. 2%. tea 2.65. 2.85
California Choice, No. 2%, L 3.25 3.25
Extra Sliced Yellow, No 1........ 1.60 91.40
Standard White, No. 2.....
Stendard Yellow, No. 2.....
Extra Standard Yellow, No. 2..... 2.00 41.25
Seconds, White, No. 2........
Seconds, Yellow, No.
Standards, White, No, 1-75 $2.00
Standards, Yellow, No 38..........1.75 92.00
Extra Standard White, No. 8...... 2.00 2.50
Extra Standard Yellow, No. 8..... 2.00 2.45
Selected Yellow, No. 8............. 8.50 8.50
Sevonds. White, No. 1.60 [1.70
Seconds, Yellow, No. 1.75 [1.70
Pies, Unpeeled, No. 1.25 1.20
Unpeeled, 4.00 Out
. Peeled, No.
CANNED FRUITS—Continued
PEARSt
Balto.
Seconds, No, 2, in Water.......... «++
Standards. No 2, in Water........
Extra Standards, No. 2, in Syrup
Seconds, No. 8, in Water...
Standards, No. .. in Water
Standards, No. 8, in Syrup.
Extra Standards, No. 3, in ‘Syrup: 2.50 $2.00
Bahama Sliced. Extra, No. 2....... Out Out
Bahama Grated, Extra, No. 2...... .--. Out
Bahama Sliced, Ex. Std., No. 2.... Out Out
Bahama Grated. Ex. Std, No. 2.. Out
Hawaii Sliced, Extra, No. eae
Hawaii Sliced. Standard, No. 2%4..
Hawaii Sliced, Extra, No. 2.......
Hawaii Sliced, Standard, No. 2
Hawaii Grated, E: No. 2..
Hawaii Grated Standard, No i
a
SRSRE
a
Eastern Pie, Water, No. 2..
Eastern Pie, Water, No. 10.;
Porto Rico, No 10........
PLUMSt
“sees
, Syrup, No. 1.....
Black, Water, No, 2.
Red, Wa ter, No. 2..
Black, Syrup, No. 2.
» Syrup. No, 2.
Red, Water, No 10..
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STRAWBERRIES
Extra Standard, Syrup, No. 2...... 2. 12.25
92.40
Extra, Preserved, No. 2..... 2.80 $2.50
ra, Preserved, No. 1..........-. 1.30 {1.25
Standard, Water, Na. 200 410.00
Canned Fish
HERRING ROE*
Standard,
LOBSTER*
Flats, % Ib., case 8 doz........... Out
OYSTERS$
Standards, 5 oz........
Standards, 4 o2..........
Standards, 10 oz........ 3.55 2.60
SALMON*
Red Alaska, Tall, No 1.......... 3.25
Red Alaska, Flat, No. %.......... oe ecce
Tam. Me cede 1.45
Cohoe, Flat, No. 1........ we
Cohoe, Flat, No. %.. 1.05
Pink, Tall, No. 1..... 1.20
Columbia, Tall, No. 1 Out
Columbia, Flat. No. Out
Co'umbia. Flat, No. % 2.70
Chums, Talls ...... 1.15
Medium Red, Talls 1.50
SHRIMP$
Wet or Dry, No
Wet or Dry, No. 1...... enhewe «++ 2.00 92.50
SARDINES—Domestic, per Case
F_O. B. Eastport, Me., 1921 pack.
% Tomato, Key .....
Tomato, Carton ...... . 3.25
Mustard, Keyless .............. 2.75
Mustard, Keyless 2.75
TUNA FISH—White, per Case
California, %s .............
California, 4s ..........
California, %s, Blue Fin.......... Out
California, 1s, Blue Fin........... .... Out
Striped ........... .... 5.50
California, 1s. Striped
N.Y.
Out
redded, Syrup, No. 10........... Out ....
Crushed Extra, No. 10............. Out
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34 THE CANNING TRADE.
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BALTIMORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1922
EDITORIAL JOTTINGS
Brighter Days Ahead.—Let others weep—as for the can-
ning industry it is all smiles, and it should be all smiles since
the outlook is as bright, if not brighter, than it ever has been
before. War stocks, and war-babies produced at high cost,
have all been cleaned up and there is no carry-over of goods
from 1921. And the packs of 1922 are hardly enough to
satisfy even a very moderate demand. That is the market
situation.
Then it would seem that the daily newspapers have come
to realize the actual importance, and intrinsic value of canned
foods, and are singing their praises in no uncertain way. Of
course there is an occasional flare-back, some newspaper breaks
forth with a ‘‘poison-in-the-can”’ story, but they only serve to
emphasize the real merits of these goods and to condemn the
ignorant writer who says such things. ‘‘Poison-in-the-can’’
stories are now on, a par with the belief in witches, that the
tomato is a poisonous plant or that Hell was locked up when
the prohibition law was passed,—they merely make the claim-
ant rediculous in the eyes of his hearers, And the reversion is
setting in: the papers are eager and glad to publish good
things about canned foods,
For instance, Frederick J. Haskins, one of the best known
and most voluminoug writers, as his articles are syndicated
all over the country, has just recently had published an article,
entitled, ‘‘No Ptomaines in Canned Foods.’’ We publish this
elsewhere in this issue. Another fine article appeared in The
October 2, 1922
Country Gentleman, from the pen of Maud Radford Warren,
and which sets forth the amount of canned foods which each
one should eat. This article reads:
“The following is an estimate used by Mics
Jessie Greene, assistant boys’ and girls’ club leader
of the University of Nebraska, of the quantity of
canned food one should eat. She a:sumed that half
the fruit and vegetables would come from stored fruit
and vegetables and half from canned. She based her
estimate as to each serving on the cafeteria connected
with the university, In eight months, she concluded,
one person should be given beets once a week, cab-
bage twice. carrots or squash once, parsnips or salsify
once and onions once. In eight months that would
be equivalent to approximately a bushel of food—to
be exact, 56 6-19 pounds. The canned fruit—apples,
berries, cherries—would amount to 42 quarts. Of
fresh and dried fruits for eight months, she decreed
two servings weekly of prunes, one of apricots,
reaches, dates, figs or bananas, one of oranges or
grapefruit, and three of apples—substitutions, of
course, allowed for—the whole assortment amounting
to a little more than sixty-four pounds in weight.
The Home Economics Department of the New
York State College of Agriculture has estimated that
a family of five members should eat, in eight months,
70 quarts of tomatoes, 50 quarts of spinach or other
greens, 105 quarts of string beans, asparagus, corn
and peas, 225 quarts of peaches, pears, plums, cher-
ries, berries, rhubarb, and the like; 45 quarts of con-
serves, jelly, and the like.”
We say again, let others weep, the canners may well smile
and rejoice when all the world has turned to boo-ting the
consumption of canned foods.
Words of Wisdom From London.—The London (England)
Grocer of August 19th, 1922, commenting on fruits arriving
in that country, give some advice which! the canners of this
country might read with profit, The Article was headed:
FRUIT PACKING SCANDALS
It is reported in one of the daily papers this
week that ‘Sir H. N. Barnwell, the Premier of South
Austrailia, on his return from his visit to England,
brought back specimens illustrating the disgraceful
methods of packing and grading which have been per-
mitted in Australian packed fruits. He exhibited the
fruit to exporters and invited them to examine it.
They agreed that it was only fit for pigs and that tons
of superior fruit were buried in backyards in Murray
Valley.”” We are glad to learn from the same report
that ‘‘the Australian Dried Fruit Association insisted
that the consignments had been sent to London by
irresponsible traders, and that they were prepared to
support Mr. Hughes, the Commonwealth Prime Min-
ister, in the impre:sion of the most vigorous measures
in order that the highest reputation might be estab-
lished for Australian fruit.’’ Packers of South Afri-
can fruits should take a similar course, The British
consumer will welcome from all parts of our own
Empire canned fruits and other similar goods, always
provided that they are put on the market in satis-
factory condition.
In the United States packers are doing all that is
humanly possible to perfect their products. Our
colonial packers will be wise to follow such a good
example. In the United Kingdom we cannot pro-
duce in anything like sufficient quantities fruits,
meat and fish to meet the demand. Canned goods
are undoubtedly a most important factor in our na-
tional diet. They are popular and eacily handled.
They should, therefore, be of the best quality and
prepared under the most hygienic conditions. Cases
of alleged ptomaine poisoning, reported in the daily
Press from time to time, have a serious effect on the
market for these goods. If the public confidence in
them is to be maintained, the responsibility is upon
the packers to send us only the most reliable goods.
On the other hand the retail distributor has a serious
responsibility. He should bear in mind that, gener-
ally speaking, no canned goods should be retailed
that are more than six months old. There is a
demand by certain medical officers of health that
all canned goods should be dated. The true remedy
is for the retailer to give as careful attention to his
stock of canned goods as he does to his stock of
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THE CANNING TRADE.
fresh and perishable food products.”
It will be noted England has slipped into the error of
dating canned foods. This will vanish, and we regard it
merely as an indication of growing interest in these -products.
The Industry Can’t Sue The Newspapers.—Every time an
unwarranted attack upon canned foods appears in a newspaper,
someone rises in his wrath and asks why the newspaper is
not sued for damages. We all know that not a few canners
have been sued for damages on the allegation of injury from
eating canned foods, a danger every canner is continually
exposed to, and this being so it would seem that it ought to
be easy to stop the slander of the newspapers by suit, But
this is not quite as easy as it would seem. At least that is
the way the counsel to the National Canners Association,
Judge H. J. Covington looks at it.
The matter was placed before him and here is his answer:
COVINGTON, BURLING & RUBLEE,
Washington, D. C.
September 20, 1922.
some actionable injury to its members. The trouble
is that under the law of libel, as now established, a
general statement that canned foods are injurious or
have caused injury, without ctating or intimating that
the foods were prepared by some particular company,
is not an actionable libel against any person engaged
in the business of preparing canned foods,
It has always been held that were defamatory
statements are made which apply to a large class of
persons and there is little or nothing said which
applies directly to the particular person who brings
the action there is no right of recovery. For example,
as was said in an old case, Eastwood v. Holmes, 1
Frost. & F. 347:
“If a man wrote that all lawers were
thieves, no particular lawyer could sue him
unless there was something in the statement
pointing directly to that particular indi-
vidual.”
It was there held that a newspaper article des-
cribing leaden figures called ‘“‘pilgrims’ signs’? and
Mr, Frank E. Gorrell, Sec.,
National Canners Association,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—We have your letter of September 18 in
reference to the inquiry of your correspondent as to
why the Association does not institute suits for libel
in cases of mis-statements affecting the industry.
We note your correspondent’s reference to the
recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of
the United Mine Workers vs. Coronado Coal Company
wherein it was held that an unincorporated labor
union is sueable in its own name for its acts, and that
the funds accumulated by such a union to be expended
in conducting strikes are subject to executive in
suits for injuries committed by such a union. His
suggestion that it would follow from this case that
the National Canners Association could bring suit for
an injury to its individual members is a very inter-
esting one, and some development of that sort may
very well take place in future court decisions.
A suit by the National Canners Association on
such a theory, however, would have to be based on
sold as antiques, as being of recent manufacture, and
stigmatizing their sale as an attempt at deception
and extortion, was held not to be actionable at the
suit of a dealer in antiquities who kept ‘pilgrims’
signs” for sale.
The reason for this rule was stated thus in a
comparatively recent Michigan case:
“In a private suit it is the injury in-
flicted upon the individual for which pecuni-
ary compensation is sought. It is the
malicious intention of the libeler towards
the injured individual that authorizes the
latter to seek redress, The proof, or else
the necessary presumption of individual
malice, and the inflicting individual injury
are the sole grounds of the civil action and
of the remedy it affords. General censure
or reproof, satire or invective, directed
against large classes of society, whether on
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EDITORIAL JOTTINGS
(Continued from page 35)
moral, theological, or political grounds, can-
not ordinarily be prompted by individual
malice or intended to produce personal in-
jury. The politician who assails the op-
posite party, the polemical divine who at-
tacks the doctrine or the discipline of
another church or sect, or the normal sa-
tirist who lashes the vices or the foibles
of his age and nation, ought not to be held
responsible in private suits for the bold
avowal of opinions, true or false.”
In the case in question, Watson vs. Detroit
Journal Company, 107 N. W. 81, it was held that
an individual engaged in the trading stamp business
could not maintain an action for libel against one
publishing an article referring generally to concerns
engaged in that business.
This is all well-established law, For a clear
statement of the question see 17 Ruling Case, p. 375
“Libel and Slander’? paragraph 127.
Applying this to the cituation in the canning
industry, it would seem clear that no canner could
sue on account of mis-statements concerning the in-
dustry generally, because the industry is too large.
He conld not show any intention to harm him. If an
individual could not-recover for general mis-state-
ments the National Canners Association could not
recover, even if the Coronado case could be carried to
the lengths that your correspondent suggests.
It seems moct unjust that such statements can
be made, but we know of no redress unless it can
be shown that an individual or particular corporation
is referred to.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) Covington, Burling & Rublee.
SMILE AWHILE
IMPOSSIBLE THINGS
You can’t pick locks witn a pickle,
You can’t cure sick with a s:ckie;
Pluck figs with a figment,
Drive pigs with a pigmeut,
Nor make your watch tick wicn a tickle.
—L. M. Horton,
ONE HAND STUNT
Ted—1 hear Tom was in an auto eecident and went over an
embankment. Was it one of those dangerous curves?
Ned—Yes. He had his arm arouna it—New York Sun.
Mother—Sam, you’ve been fighting again! You’ve lost four
front teeth.
Sam (taking a little package from his pocket)—No, I ain’t,
mother. Here they are!—Chicago News,
AND WE ROAR
Teacher—I say, “The cow may stay in the pasture.” What
mood?
Pupil—The cow.
MOVIE BUGS
“Why are the flies gathered outside the window ?”
“I suppose they are watching some fly favorites perform
on the screen.”
THE RIGHT OF REFUSAL
“Might I ask you for this dance?”
“Please do, I’ve been dying to refuse you all evening.”—
Flamingo.
OLD FRIENDS?
When Louis Dashiell was four years old, he was taken by
his mother to visit the Zoclogic2l Gardens in Washington. He
expressed great delight before the monkey’s cage, and was in-
tensely interested in the bears, tigers and other animals.
But it was when they came to a large stork. sleepily stand-
ing upon one leg, that he seemed most impressed. For a moment
he stood there in silence—then cried out in a solemn and ex-
pectant little voice, “Stork, here’s Louis again!”
BELS
toat
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THE CANNING TRADE.
87
WHERE TO BUY
———the Machinery and Supplies you need and the Leading Houses that supply them.
Apple Parin
Abtomatic ‘anmaking Machinery.
makers’ Machinery.
BARRELS, KEGS, Ete,
Chickasaw Cooperage Co., Memphis, Tenn.
BASKETS (wire), scalding, picking, etc.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
BELTS, carrier, rubber, wire, etc.
La Porte Mat & Mfg. Co., La Porte, Ind.
Bean Cleaners. See Cleaning & Grading Mchy.
Beans, Dried. See Pea and Bean Seed.
Belting. See Power Plant Equipment.
Berry Boxes. See Baskets, wood.
BLANCHERS, vegetable fruit.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, J.
Huntle Manfg. Co., N..
Robins Co., Balt —
pressere. ‘See Pumps.
AND ENGINES, steam.
W. Caldwell & Sons Co., Chicago.
Biv Renneburg & Sons Co., Baltimore.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Louis A. Tarr, Inc., Baltimore, Md.
Bottle Capping Machines. See Bottlers’ Mchy.
Bottle Caps. See Caps.
Bottle Cases, wood. See Boxes, Crates, Shooks.
Bottle Corking Machines. See Bottlers’ Mchy.
Bottle Fillers. See Bottlers’ Mchy.
BOTTLERS’ MACHINERY.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
Karl Kiefer Machine Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
BOTTLERS’ SUPPLIES.
Karl Kiefer Machine Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bottle Screw Caps. See Caps.
Box Nailing Machines.
BOXES, CRATES and Shooks, weod.
H. D. Dreyer & Co., Baltimore.
Boxes, corrugated paper. See Corrugated
Paper Products.
Boxing Machines, can. See Labeling Machines,
can,
. G. Hayes, Baltimore, Md.
Zoller Baitimore, Md.
Buckets and Pails, fiber. See Fiber Containers.
Buckets and Pails, metal. See Hnameled
Buckets.
Buckets, wood. See Cannery Supplies.
BURNERS, oil gas, gaseline, etc.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
BY-PRODUCTS, machinery.
Edw. Renneburg & Sons Co., Baltimore.
Burning Brands. See Stenc ciis.
cabbage Machinery. See Kraut Machinery.
Can Conveyors. See Conveyors and Carriers.
CAN COUNTERS.
Ams Machine Co., Max, New York City.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem
Can Fillers. See Filling Machines.
CANMAKERS’ MACHINERY.
Ame Machine Co., Max, gs f York City.
W. Bliss Brooklyn
Can Mchy. Co.,
John R. Mitchell Ce.. Baltimore.
McDonald Machine Co., Chicago.
Slaysman & Co., Baltimore.
Stevenson & Co., Baltimore.
Can Markers See Stampers and Markers.
Can Lacquers. See Lacquer Manufacturers.
CANNERY SUPPLIES,
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
A. K. Robins & Co.. Baltimore.
Sinclair-Scott Co.. Baltimore.
Zastrow Machine Co., Baltimore.
Canning Experts. See Consulting Experts.
Can Openers.
Can Stampers. See Stampers and Markers.
Can Testers. See Canmakers’ Machinery.
CAN-WASHING MACHINES.
Capping Machines. bottle. See Bottlers’ Mchy.
chi: See Paring Machines.
Consult the advertisements for details.
CANS, tin, all kinds.
American Can Co., New York.
Can Co., Baltimore.
W. W. Boyer & Co., Baltimore.
Continental Can Co., Syracuse, N. Y.
Can Co., Baltimore.
Heekin Can Co., "Cincinnati, O.
Can Co., Baltimore.
Southern Can Co., Baltimore.
Virginia Can Co., "Roanoke, Va.
Whitaker Glessner Co., Wheeling, W. Va.
Cans, fiber. See Fiber Containers.
CAPPING MACHINES, soldering.
reo Machine Co., Salem. N. J.
. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
jes Machines, colderless. See Closing
Machin
Capping Steels, soldering. See Cannery Supls.
CARRIERS and Conveyers, gravity.
H. W. Caldwell & Sons Co., Chicago.
Karl Kiefer Machine Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cartons. See Corrugated Paper Products.
Catsup Machinery. For the work.
See Pulp Mchy.; for bottling, see Bottlers’
Mehy.
Chain Belt Conveyors. See Conveyors.
Chain for elevating, conveying. See Convey-
ors.
Checks, employees’ time. See Stencils.
Choppers, food, fruit, mincemeat, etc.
Chutes, Gravity Spiral. See Carriers.
Cider and Vinegar Makers’ Supplies.
CLEANER AND CLEANSER (Wyandette).
J. B. Ford Co., Wyandotte, Mich.
CLEANING AND GRADING MACHINERY,
fruit.
Huntley Mfg. Co., Silver Creek, N. Y.
MAOHINERY,
atte. Creek, N. Y.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Sinclair-Scott Co., "Baltimore.
Cleaning and Washing Machines, bottle. See
Bottlers’ Machinery.
Cleaning Machines, can. See Washers.
Clocks, process time. See Controllers.
CLOSING MACHINES, epen top cans.
a Machine Co., Max, New York City.
Cameron Can Mchy Co.. Chicago. Ill.
Whitaker Glessner Co., Wheeling, W. Va,
Coated Nails. See Nails.
Coils. copper. See Copper Coi
Condensed Milk Canning See
Milk Condensing Mchy.
COLORS, Certified for foods.
National Aniline & Chemical Co., New York.
CONVEYORS & CARRIERS, canners.
H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., Chicago.
La Porte Mat & Mfg. Co., La Porte, Ind
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
COOKERS, continuous agitating.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
Cookers’ retors. See Kettles, process.
Cookers a Fillers, corn, See Corn Cooker-
Coolers, vegetable and fruit canners.
COPPER COILS for tanks,
F. H. Langsenkamp. Indianapolis.
Copper Jacketed Kettles. See Kettles, copper.
COOPERAGE, kegs, barrels,
Chickasaw Cooperage Co., Memphis, Tenn.
CORN COOKER-FILLERS.
‘4 Machine Co., Salem. N. J.
K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
CORN CUTTERS.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
CORN SHAKERS (in the can). 3
Ayars Machine Co.. Salem. N *
CORN HUSKERS and SILKEBS.
Huntley Mfg. Co., Silver Creek, N. Y.
Com, agg and Agitators. See Corn Cooker.
Hers.
CORRUGATED PAPER PRODUCTS.
(Boxes, Bottle Wrappers, etc.)
Hinde & Dauch Paper Gn Sandusky. Ohio.
Stecher Litho. Co.. Rochester, N. Y.
U. 8. Ptg. & Litho. Co., Norwood, Ohio.
Counters. See Can Counters.
Countershafts. See Speed Regulating Devices.
CRANES and machines.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Sinclair-Scott Co., Baltimore.
Zastrow Machine Co., Baltimore.
CRATES, Iron Process.
Edw. Renneburg & Sons Co., Baltimore.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Zastrow Machine Co., Baltimore.
Cutters, corn. See Corn Cutters.
Cutters, kraut. See Kraut Machinery.
Cutters, string bean. See String Bean Mchy.
Dating Machines. See Stampers and Markers.
DECORATED TIN (for Cans, Caps, etc.).
American Can Co., New York.
Southern Can Co., Baltimore.
Dies, can. See Canmakers’ Mchy.
DISTRIBUTING SYSTEMS, cern.
H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., Chicago.
Double-Seaming Machines. See Closing Mchs.
DRYERS, drying machinery.
Edw. Renneburg & Sons Co., Baltimore.
ELEVATORS, Warehouse.
Employees’ Time Checks. See Stencils.
ENAMELED BUCKETS, PAILS, etc.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Engines, Steam. See Boilers and En be
-lined kettles. See Tank
EVAPORATING MACHINERY.
Edw. Renneburg & Sons Co., Baltimore.
EXHAUST BOXES.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J. ae
A. K. Robins & Co., eee
Factory Stools. See Stoo
Factory Supplies. See a Supplies.
FACTORY TRUCKS
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore, Md.
Farming Machinery.
Fertilizers.
FIBRE CONTAINERS fer foed (not her
metically sealed).
American Can Co., New York. :
Continental Can Co., Inc., Syracuse, Chicago.
Hinde & Dauch Paper Co., Sandusky, Ohio.
FIBRE PRODUCTS, boxes, bexbeard, etc.
Hinde & Dauch Paper Co., Sandusky, Ohio.
Fillers —_ Cookers. See Corn Cooker-
Filler
Filling Machines, bottles, See Bottlers’ Mchy.
FILLING MACHINES, can.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
Karl Kiefer Machine Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Huntley Silver Creek, N. J.
A. & Co., Baltimore.
Sinclair- Scott Co., Baltimore.
Filling Machine. syrup. See Syruping Ma-
chines.
Pps MACHINES, catsup, etc.
Lan Indianapelis.
K. Robin 3altimore.
Sinclair Scott Baltimore.
Food Choppers. See Choppers.
Friction Top Cans. See ‘Cans,
fruit Graders. See Grading
Mchy., fruit.
Fruit Parers. See Paring Machines.
FRUIT PITTERS and =,
Huntley Mfg. Co., Silver Creek,
Fruit Presses. See Cider Makers’ Mehy.
Gasoline Firepots. See Cannery Supp
Gauges. pressure. time, etc. See Power Plant
Equipment.
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WHERE TO BUY—Continued
GEARS, sient.
H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., Chicago.
GENERAL AGENTS fer Machinery Mfrs.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Generators, electric. See motors.
Glass-lined Tanks. See Tanks, glass-lined.
GLUE, for sealing fibre boxes.
Philadelphia Quartz Co., Philadelphia.
Governors, steam. Power Plant Equip.
Grading Mches. See Cleaning and oe Mchy.
Gravity Carriers. See Carriers and Con-
veyors.
Green Corn Huskers. See Corn Huskers.
Green Pea Cleaners. See Cleaning and Grad-
ing Mchy.
Hoisting and “Carrying Mches. See Cranes.
Hominy Making Machinery.
Hullers and Viners. See Pea Hullers.
Huskers and Silkers. See Corn Huskers.
Ink, can stamping. See Stencils.
INSURANCE, canners’.
Canners’ Exchange, Lansing B. Warner,
Chicago.
Jacketed Kettles. See Kettles, copper.
JACKETED PANS, steam.
¥. H. Langsenkamp, Indianapolis, Ind.
Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works, Bucyrus, O.
Jars, fruit. See Glass Bottles, etc.
Juice Pumps. See Pumps.
Kerosene Oil Burners. See Burners.
Ketchup Fillers. See Bottlers’ Mchy.
KETTLES, copper, plain er jacketed.
Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works, Bucyrus, O.
F. H. Langsenkamp, Indianapolis, Ind.
Kettles, enameled. See Tanks, glass-lined.
KETTLES, precess.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N
Renneburg Sons Co.,
K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Mchy. Co., Baltimore.
KNIVES, miscellaneous.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
KRAUT CUTTERS
LABEL Manufacturers.
Lithograph Co., Detroit.
. Gamse & Co., Balti more.
J. Kittredge Co., Chicago.
Simpson & Doeller Co:, Baltimore.
Stecher Litho. Co., Rochester, ee 4
U. S. Printing & ‘Litho. Co.,, Norwood, Ohio.
LABORATORIES fer analysis of goeds, etc.
National Canners Asso., Washington, D. C.
Markers, can. See Stampers and Markers.
Marking Ink, pots, etc. See Stencils.
Marmalade Machinery. See Pulp Machinery.
Meat Canning Machinery.
Meat Choppers. See Choppers.
MILK CONDENSING & CANNING MCHY.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
MILL SUPPLIES, Pulleys, Etc.
H. W. Caldwell & Sons Co., Chicago.
Molasses Filling Machines. See Filling Ma-
chines.
Nailing Machines. See Box Nailing Machines.
OYSTER CANNERS’ MACHINERY.
Edw. Renneburg & Sons Co., Baltimore.
Packers’ Cans. See Cans.
Pails, tubs, etc., fibre. See Fibre Containers.
Paper Boxes. See Corrugated Paper Products.
Paper, Can Cans and Containers. See Fibre Con-
t
Paring Knives. See Knives.
PARING MACHINES.
Sinclair-Scott Co., Baltimore.
PASTE, canners’.
Arabol Mfg. Co., New York City.
PEA and BEAN SEED.
Leonard Seed C€o., Chic
iB. Rice Seed Go., Cambridge, N. ¥.
PEA CANNEBS’ MACHINERY.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
Huntley Mfg. Co., Silver Creek, ie a
A. K, Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Pea Harvesters. See Farming Machinery.
Pea Hullers and Viners.
Chisholm Scott Co., Columbus, O.
Frank Hamachek, Kewaunee, Wis
Pea Vine Feeders.
Chisholm Scott Co., Columbus, O.
Frank Hamachek, Kewaunee, Wis.
PEELING KNIVES.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Peach and Cherry Pitters.
PEELING MACHINES.
Sinclair-Scott Co., Baltimore.
PEELING TABLES, continueus.
Ayers Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
. K. Robins & Co.. Baltimore.
Perforated Sheet Metal. See Sieves and
creens.
Picking Boxes. Baskets, etc. See Baskets.
—— Belts and Tables. See Pea Canners’
See Fruit Pitters.
PINEAPPLE MACHINERY.
John R. Mitchell Co., Baltimore.
Zastrow Mchy. Co., Baltimore.
Platform and Wagon Scales. See Scales.
Picking Belts and Tables. See Pea Canners’.
POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT.
H. W. Caldwell & Son Co., Chicago.
Power Fresses. See Canmakers’ Machinery.
Power Transmission Mchy. See Power Plant
Equipment.
PRESERVERS’ MACHINERY
Karl Kiefer Machine Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
PULP MACHINERY.
. H. Langsenkamp, Indianapolis.
_ K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Sinclair- Seott Co., Baltimore.
PUMPS, air, water, brine, syrup. |
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Ams Machine Co., Max, New York City.
Retort Crates. See Kettles, process.
Retorts, steam. See Kettles, process.
Rubber Stamps. See Stencils.
Saccharometers (syrup testers). See Cannery
Supplies.
SALT, canners.
Sanitary Cleaner and Cleaner. See Cleaning
Compounds.
Sanitary (open top) cans. See Cans.
Sardine Knives and Scissors. See Knives.
SCALDERS, tomato, etc.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
Huntley Mfg. Co., ‘Silver Creek, N. Y.
Edw. Renneburg '& Sons Co., Baltimore.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Scalding and Picking Baskets. See Baskets.
Scrap Bailing Press.
Screw Caps, bottle. See Caps
Sealing Machines, bottle. See
Sealing Machines, sanitary cans. See Closing
Machines.
SEEDS, canners’, all varieties.
Leonard Seed Co., Chicago.
J. B. Rice Seed Co., Cambridge, N. Y.
Separators. See Pea Canning Mchy.
SHEET METAL WORKING MACHINERY.
E. W. Bliss Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cameron Can Mchy. Co., Chicago, Ill.
McDonald Machine Co., Chicago, Il,
Shooks. See Boxes, Crates, etc.
SIEVES AND SCREENS.
Huntley Mfg. Co., Silver Creek, N. Y.
Sinclair-Scott Co., Baltimore.
SILKING MACHINES, cern.
Huntley Mfg. Co., Silver Creek, N. Y.
fruit and vegetable. “Corers and
cers.
SOLDER.
Sorters, pea. See Cleaning & Grading Mchy.
SPEED REGULATING DEVICES (for Ma-
chines, belt drives,
etc.).
Sinclair Scott & Co., Baltimore.
Huntley Mfg. Co.. Silver Creek, N. ¥.
STAMPERS AND MARKERS.
Ams Machine Co., Max, New Yora City.
Steam Cookers, continuous. See Cookers.
Steam Jacketed Kettles. See Ketties.
Steam Pipe Covering. See Boiler and Pipe
Covering.
Steam Retorts. See Kettles, process.
STEEL STOOLS, CHAIRS, Etc.
STENCILS, marking pets and brushes, brass
and steel type, burning
A. ‘Co., Baltimore.
STIRRERS FOR KETTLES.
F. H. Langsenkamp, Indianapolis.
STRING BEAN MACHINERY.
Chisholm-Scott Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Huntley Mfg. Co., Silver Creek, N
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
es engine room, line shaft, etc. See
ower Plant Equipment.
Supply House and General Agents. See Gen-
eral Agents.
Switchboards. See Electrical Appliances.
SYRUPING MACHINE.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
Karl Kiefer Machine Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Tables, picking. See Pea Canners’ Mchy.
TANKS, METAL.
F. H. Langsenkamp, Indianapolis.
Slaysman Co., Baltimore,
TANKS, glass lined steel.
F. H. Langsenkamp, Indianapolis, Ind.
TANKS, WOODEN.
W. E. Caldwell Co., Louisville, Ky.
Testers, can. See Canmakers’ Mchy.
Ticket Punches. See Stencils.
Time Controllers, process. See Controllers.
Tin Lithographing. See Decorated Tin.
TIN PLATE, canmakers’.
Tipping Machines. See Capping Machines.
TOMATO CANNING MACHINERY.
Ayars Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
em Mfg. Co., Silver Creek, N =
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Tomato Seed. See Seeds.
TOMATO WASHERS.
Ayers Machine Co., Salem, N. J.
. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore
Machinery.
Equipment.
Trucks, Platform, etc.
Tumblers, lass. See Glass Bottles, etc.
Turbines. See Electrical Machinery.
Speed Countershafts. See Gpeed Reg-
ulators.
eo Power Plant
See Factory Trucks.
VALVES.
H. W. Caldwell & Sons Co., Chicago.
Vegetable Corers, etc. See Corers and Slicers.
VEGETABLE CUTTERS, OKRA, 4
Vegetable Parers. See Paring Machines.
Viner feeders. See Viners and Hullers.
VINERS AND HULLERBS.
Chisholm-Scott Co., Columbus, O.
Frank Hamachek, Kewaunee, Wis.
Washers, bottle. See Bottlers’
Washers and scalders, fruit, etc. See Scalders.
WASHERS, can and jar.
Ayars Co., Salem, N. J.
A. K. Robins & Co., Baltimore.
Washing and Scalding Baskets. See Baskets.
Windmills and Water Supply Systems. See
Tanks, wood.
Wiping Machines, can. See Cumasheer Mchy.
Wire Bound Boxes. See Box
Wire Scalding Baskets. fies. Bask ets
Wrappers, paper. See Corrugated Paper
Products.
Wrapping Machines, can. See Labelling Mchs.
WYANDOTTE—Sanitary Cleaner.
J. B. Ford Co., Wyandotte. Mich.
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